Forum Post: Here's a short quote that's a must MUST READ: Award-winning author provides KEY RALLYING CRY for Occupy Wall Street
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 22, 2011, 8:23 a.m. EST by therising
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"By treating money as an analog for speech, the court's post-Buckley jurisprudence has figuratively allowed the rich to speak through microphones while the poor can barely whisper, and tolerates a situation in which the voices of contributors are amplified to the point that they drown out the opinions of mere voters.
** I have never understood how permitting the wealthy so much greater influence over the political process can be squared with the
vision of equality on which the country was founded."
Scott Turow
More of what he said here: http://occupywallst.org/forum/heres-what-might-be-next-for-ows-award-winning-bes/#comment-403888
This captures in a few sentences the precise source of much of America's frustration. We should spread Mr. Turow's words far and wide.
That starred sentence or two could be a real rallying cry for the movement.
The people are rising and are occupying their own minds instead of obeying the brain dead megaphone.
Corporations Do Not Have Tongues!!
Tweet that !!
Let's rise and shin
This is #2 on The List Of Grievances: https://sites.google.com/site/the99percentdeclaration/
Cool
The old saying goes "Money can buy you anything" comes to mind here.
Great Quote. let's take away their microphones.
I think we're about to.
Let's get the $ out of politics. Citizens United decision needs to be overturned in some shape or form. Coating finance reform bigtime. Need to get rid of personhood status or corporations.
We need to reveal the falseness of the equation money = speech = justice
All voices need to be heard. Not just the voices of the rich. This is America for cryin out loud!
This is not the America that we have known and loved . . .
Let's rise and take this country forward to a place that the founding fathers would be proud to call America
I'm with you on that !
Cheers
This is concise explanation of what's happening here.
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That's why the 99% has to "Occupy" whatever space on the ground and in the media it can.