Forum Post: Proposed Constitutional Ammendment
Posted 12 years ago on Jan. 20, 2012, 1:06 p.m. EST by joie2vivre
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The constitution allows for states to petition for an ammendment to the constitution. We could separately work each of our statehouses to propose something similar to the following ammendment.
1) Money is not Speech. 2) People running for Federal and State Elections may not spend more than $1M dollars on their campaign 3) Corporations may not contribute money directly or indirectly to campaigns
Seems like if everybody campaigned on the internet, the costs would approach zero. It's the campagn ads which distort the truth, keep people from trying to figure out what's really going on, AND greatly effect the election.
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OWS has a penchant for employing the 1st Amendment. Have you read the 99% Declaration?
http://www.the-99-declaration.org/
To propose a constitutional amendment by "convention" means you have to have at least 2/3 of all state legislatures requesting a convention in the first place. (32/33 states) The amendment proposed at that convention must then be ratified by at least 3/4 of the states (37/38 states).
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Lobby the government. Your voice is a vote. Petitioning is lobbying. The Peoples Lobby. Take part, take action.
Forward environmental change. Your participation can make a difference.
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/keystone_sotu/?id=33678-4904244-%3Dxzka6x&t=7
187,506 signatures so far for Bernie Sanders petition as of 9:48am central time 01/20/2012
http://sanders.enews.senate.gov/mail/util.cfm?mailaction=clickthru&gpiv=2100081904.557411.411&gen=1&mailing_linkid=34578
The petition to save abandoned houses has 16 signatures as of 01/20/2012. Were just rolling right along.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Savingpeople-savinghomes-payingdowntheNationaldeficit/
Here is a place where you can directly address change. Take part, it does not hurt and may very well heal/help. Forward the cause of reform and rebirth.
http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/Ag8nw/zL2Q/B18Bb
Sierra Club has some good things to take part in as well. Set-up and ready for you to take part in. http://sierraclub.org/
Sanders Proposed Constitutional Amendment:
Sanders Petition here:
Rep. Deutch's amendment discussed here:
and you can read repelican reaction here.
Proposed 28th Amendment Citing Sanders Approach as Inadequate
and there are other efforts as well.
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