Fight For The 28th

FLAGSTAFF IS FIRST ARIZONA CITY TO PASS MONEY IS NOT SPEECH RESOLUTION!

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:43:07 -0700

Last night was the night. The final vote. Would Flagstaff say proudly, CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE AND MONEY IS NOT FREE SPEECH?

Or, would they vote us down, and say yes to clear and apparent corruption?

Six months of preparation and here it was. Deep breath.

And then, there it was.

WE DID IT!!!!

PASSED 4-1: RESOLUTION TO FREE DEMOCRACY FROM CORPORATE CONTROL.

They called us up one by one to give our speeches and Flagstaff For Democracy, all our supporters, the City Council, and residents of Flagstaff, Arizona, stood witness to one of the most critical and monumental decisions that has ever faced this Council. The Vice Mayor said so herself… :)

The happiness filled the room like an up roaring of passion. To win. To not only win but to see something you all care about so deeply – the freedom and equity of all peoples in this nation to be fairly represented - become a real issue up for honest discussion. To preserve our voice amongst the chaos of this corrupted world. To stand firmly as a Flagstaff citizen and be proud to know our city says:

CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE. MONEY IS NOT FREE SPEECH.

It was honestly, one of the happiest moments I have ever experienced, and the Best way to participate in May Day.

Stay tuned for more updates. =D

New Website!

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:57:35 -0700

Hey all!

We have moved our site to an official website! Please refer to this page for future updates! Thank so much for your ongoing support.

http://flagstafffordemocracy.com/ <— CHECK IT OUT! More to come soon.

girlsandrevolts: “OCCUPY OAKLAND” - “WE’RE NOT LEFT or RIGHT,...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:30:59 -0700

girlsandrevolts:

“OCCUPY OAKLAND” - “WE’RE NOT LEFT or RIGHT, WE ARE HUMAN”

by LazyEyeDude

leftish: I know, right?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:19:34 -0700

leftish:

I know, right?

"When early corporations were established by royal charters almost a millennium ago, there was no..."

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:17:32 -0700

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When early corporations were established by royal charters almost a millennium ago, there was no mistaking their purpose. They had been created by the state to serve its interests. But over the centuries, they took advantage of their special status, which allowed them to achieve enormous scale and buy political favor.

Corporations have morphed from legal entities designed to ensure an enterprise could survive the death of its owners to institutions possessing more rights than people

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- - TIME Magazine, January 30th 2012

Please add your thoughts on this!

(via paradoxicalirony)

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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:55:56 -0700

"I’ll believe a corporation is a person… when Texas executes one."

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:42:19 -0700

“I’ll believe a corporation is a person… when Texas executes one.”

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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:35:28 -0700

"In the poorest states, the poorest 20% of people pay a tax rate 5-6 times that of the richest 1%"

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:34:16 -0700

"In the poorest states, the poorest 20% of people pay a tax rate 5-6 times that of the richest 1%"

Moving Forward With City Council @movetoamend #CitizensUnited

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:05:00 -0700

We had 17 people come to the City Council Tuesday night to support the effort to get the council to approve a resolution to overturn the Citizens United decision. It looks like we may have been successful. The council will take this matter up as an official order of business in the near future. Thanks to everyone for coming!

More info soon.

Find us on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/149794568461513/

If you plan to be in DC tonight, join #OccupyDC and party with the 1%!

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:40:09 -0700

If you plan to be in DC tonight, join #OccupyDC and party with the 1%!

"You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its..."

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:11:26 -0700

“You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.”

- Abbie Hoffman

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Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:37:32 -0700

The Supreme Court: Where money became speech, and actual speech...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:36:24 -0700

The Supreme Court: Where money became speech, and actual speech became illegal.

#movetoamend #citizensunited #moneymatters

Nice lay-out, terrific graphics, but I'm a new-comer to this site and need a short and clear explanation of what you are doing and what exactly the issue is. I can't figure it out from this blog.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:34:23 -0700

Hey!

Thanks so much! So sorry the info was hard to find - thanks for the input we will work on that. :)

As far as who we are..

We are a group of concerned and dedicated Flagstaff citizens. We are democracy activists working to overturn the Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision of 2010,

We are currently working on a petition to urge the Flagstaff City Council to pass a resolution in which would support a 28th amendment to overturn the Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision of 2010, and resolve that corporations are private artificial entities and are not fully endowed and privileged by the Constitution of the United States.

Let us know if you have any other questions! :)

(Find us on Facebook and Twitter too!)

NORTHERN ARIZONA NEWS: Local students, volunteers rally to pass 28th amendment

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:19:49 -0700

NORTHERN ARIZONA NEWS: Local students, volunteers rally to pass 28th amendment

thepeoplesrecord: “The campaign that spends more money wins the...

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:28:55 -0700

thepeoplesrecord:

“The campaign that spends more money wins the house race 90% of the time and the senate race 80% of the time.”

Are you crazy enough?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:19:29 -0700

Are you crazy enough?

motherjones: On Saturday, Citizens United turned two. In case...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:37:47 -0700

motherjones:

On Saturday, Citizens United turned two. In case you’re not familiar with the birthday kid, that’s the 2010 Supreme Court decision that ruled that corporations can pour unlimited money into groups supporting or opposing candidates. Happy birthday, you little super-PAC-loving brat!

(Image: Anti-Citizens United activists project dollar signs onto the Supreme Court over the weekend.)

paxmachina: Outside The Bank of America Tower...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:05:09 -0700

paxmachina:

Outside The Bank of America Tower (NYC)

Photo: Scott Lynch