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"We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." What a paragraph! This sparse, 52-word opening of our Constitution did not merely launch a fledgling nation--but a bold experiment in democratic idealism.
REBEL AGAINST THE COUP
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower
The groups below are focusing on constitutional amendments, public financing of elections, and other strong, structural steps. They have a wealth of information and expertise, many have good grassroots outreach and several have specific actions you can take. Some will have contacts with other agitated activists in your area, so you can link up, make friends, and make change.
- American Independent Business Alliance, http://www.amiba.net
- Brennan Center for Justice, http://www.brennancenter.org
- Buzzflash, http://www.buzzflash.com
- Center for Corporate Policy, http://www.corporatepolicy.org
- Center for Media and Democracy, http://www.prwatch.org
- Common Cause, http://www.commoncause.org
- Democracy Matters, http://www.democracymatters.org
- Liberty Tree Foundation, http://www.libertytreefdr.org
- Media Matters, http://www.mediamatters.org
- People for the American Way, http://www.pfaw.org
- Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy, http://www.poclad.org
- Progressive Democrats of America, http://www.pdamerica.org
- Public Campaign, http://www.publicampaign.org
- Public Citizen, http://www.citizen.org
- Reclaim Democracy, http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org
- Sunlight Foundation, http://www.sunlightfoundation.com
- U.S. PIRG, http://www.uspirg.org
- Voter Action, http://www.voteraction.org
- Watchdog.net, http://www.watchdog.net
- YouStreet, http://www.youstreet.org
The dissent by Justice John Paul Stevens in the Citizens United case contains many gems of common sense, legal logic, and pointed barbs. Read it in full here.
Filed Under: Constitution, Corporate greed, Elections, Money, Political corruption, Republicans, Supreme Court, Voting, Wealth
