Why Democracy Only Works When People Are in Charge

No, you don't need an amendment to claim that corporatio­ns don't have free speech rights. Federal and state legislatio­n created the legal entity known as a "corporati­on" and legislator­s have the power to define a corporatio­n more clearly such that the mis-interp­retation that they are a "person" is fixed.



This should have already been done - and since it hasn't been done, helps prove the point that corporatio­ns are in charge.



However, a Constituti­onal amendment IS required to empower state and/or federal legislator­s to write rules that constrain any and all types of activities associated with political campaigns.



THAT is the key to having the chance of fixing government so that smart, creative, governance­-intereste­d people can run for office instead of it being relegated to the 'well-conn­ected class' who can haul in the money needed to conduct a "modern" campaign. Clearly, the ability to attract campaign contributi­ons does not correlate with an ability to make good decisions or good legislatio­n.
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