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President Obama is currently contemplating issuing an Executive Order requiring disclosure of campaign contributions for federal contractors. This would be a very exciting victory for our movement to shine the light on corporations that are attempting to buy our elections. It is very likely that significant grassroots pressure will make the difference.
Join us as we encourage President Obama to shine the light on corporate corruption of our democracy as part of nationwide rallies on April 2 – the year anniversary of the McCutcheon U.S. Supreme Court ruling that further put our democracy up for sale. The McCutcheon decision equated money with free speech – Sean McCutcheon argued that the $120K cap on contributions to individual campaigns limited his free speech, and the Supreme Court ruled in his favor. The ruling applies to corporations also since they earned corporate personhood in the 2010 Citizen’s United decision.
We will debut our Overpass Light Brigade-inspired signs that will read “Money ≠ Speech”. We plan to meet in the Boston Common right in front of the Mass State House. We will have a rally, take some great pictures, and those willing to carry the signs to a walking bridge over Route 28 will share our message there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/731130780338495