Amend the Constitution; Corporations are not People
WeThePeople/Eugene was organized to facilitate a constitutional amendment process to reverse Supreme Court interpretations granting corporations the same constitutional rights as people, including the 2010 Citizens United ruling that allows unlimited corporate spending for or against individuals seeking public office.
We are determined, however, to pursue all alternatives that will eliminate the excessive influence of moneyed interests that now govern our politics, distort our priorities and remove common sense from our domestic and foreign policies.
WeThePeople/Eugene was organized to facilitate a constitutional amendment process to reverse Supreme Court interpretations granting corporations the same constitutional rights as people, including the 2010 Citizens United ruling that allows unlimited corporate spending for or against individuals seeking public office.
We are determined, however, to pursue all alternatives that will eliminate the excessive influence of moneyed interests that now govern our politics, distort our priorities and remove common sense from our domestic and foreign policies.
OUR RESOLUTION TEXT
Resolved, the City of Eugene calls for reclaiming democracy from the corrupting effects of undue corporate influence by amending the U.S Constitution to establish that:
1) Corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights granted to persons.
2) Therefore, regulating corporate political contributions and spending is not equivalent to limiting political speech.
