We the People, Not We the Corporations

On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations are persons, entitled by the U.S. Constitution to buy elections and run our government. Human beings are people; corporations are legal fictions.

We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United and other related cases, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.

The Supreme Court is misguided in principle, and wrong on the law. In a democracy, the people rule.

We Move to Amend.

". . . corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their 'personhood' often serves as a useful legal fiction. But they are not themselves members of “We the People” by whom and for whom our Constitution was established."

             ~Supreme Court Justice Stevens, January 2010

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Move to Amend is Hiring!

February 7, 2017

Reporting to and in partnership with the National Director, the Development Director will create and manage the annual budget and fundraising plan, build financial support and maintain and develop strong relationships with our current and prospective members and funders.

Move to Amend currently has stable funding sources, including an active supporter list of over 125,000 and over 10,000 donors.

We the People Amendment Introduced in 115th Congress

February 2, 2017

This week Rep. Rick Nolan (MN) reintroduced the We the People Amendment in Congress. 

Nolan is joined by 20 brave bipartisan colleagues. We're right on track with this 2017 strategic plan goal: Reintroduce the We the People Amendment and acquire 35 co-sponsors.

Contact your member of Congress and ask them to co-sponsor H.J.R. 48, the We the People Amendment!

It May Only Take 3.5% of the Population to Topple a Dictator – with Civil Resistance

February 1, 2017

Nonviolent resistance has empowered the labor movement, closed down or cancelled dozens of nuclear plants, protected farm workers from abuse in California, motivated the recognition of Aids patients as worthy of access to life-saving treatment, protected free speech, put climate reform on the agenda, given reprieve to Dreamers, raised awareness about economic inequality, changed the conversation about systemic racism and black lives and stalled construction of an oil pipeline on indigenous lands in Standing Rock.

In fact, it is hard to identify a progressive cause in the United States that has advanced without a civil resistance movement behind it.

January 2017 Move to Amend Live Report

January 25, 2017

Today we launched our monthly Move to Amend Live Report, brought to you through Facebook Live. Check out the video recording below to learn about what's going on in the movement to amend. 

Remember to join us live each month on the 4th Wednesday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on the Move to Amend Facebook Page to get the latest news, ask questions, and get involved!

Don't use Facebook? You can also tune in the day after to view the recording right here on our website, or via our YouTube channel.

7 years after Citizens United

January 21, 2017

Seven years ago, on January 21, Move to Amend launched the Motion to Amend petition just moments after the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. Since then:

  • We have gained over 420,000 supporters, 
  • Established local grassroots affiliate groups across the United States, and passed hundreds of resolutions and ballot iniatives calling for the We the People Amendment. 
  • Our amendment has been introduced in Congress with the support of 24 Congressional co-sponsors under the leadership of Rep. Rick Nolan (MN). 
  • Hundreds of organizations from churches to political parties have endorsed our effort as well.

More importantly, this was accomplished through our grassroots citizen volunteers, all while being independently funded.

Move to Amend has proven time and again that you can change City Hall and you can do it on a shoestring. Imagine what could be accomplished with a more dependable budget. Sign up to contribute $28 monthly to pass the 28th amendment, the We the People Amendment.

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