All right Tea Partyers, if you're serious about individual freedom and democracy, I encourage you to get behind the movement to amend the US Constitution.
In the recent Supreme Court decision, Corporations were granted equal rights with individual citizens. The purpose of the bipartisan McCain-Feingold law of 2002 was to limit the involvement of wealthy corporations in the outcome of elections. Individual citizens have a right to make an informed choice between candidates for office, and these decisions should not be influenced by undue pressure from huge corporations whose bottom line will be directly affected by legislators.
I know that lobbyists already have more influence than is good for our democracy. But do we really want commercials during election season coming from Oil and agri-chemical companies? Do we really want more advertising that squeezes out independent media voices?
Hey Tea Party people - if you're serious about protecting our freedom and our democracy, put your money, or tea, where your mouth is and fight for something that will actually protect individual voices and freedoms. Support a change in the Constitution that will actually give all of us a more equal voice in our government.
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