To all who want Big $$$ out of our politics,
Re: please help spread the word by sending this link out to others.
For five years I have been
refining the following ideas for removing Big $$$ from our politics. It is now
published on my blog site "We Don’t Have Free Speech; We
Can’t Afford It" in the form of a draft speech offered to
Senator Bernie Sanders. [follow link at bottom to read it.] I believe with all
my heart that now is a unique time and Bernie Sanders is perhaps the only
person who can carry this effort to fruition. As the primary progresses, the
window of time for this to happen is very narrow.
"Part
one” of the draft speech is proposed for his use and delivery [with additions
and changes as he may see fit]. I ask if you would take a few minutes to review
the content attached and, if you agree, that you, your contacts and/or your
organizations would lend your name and support to
quickly help bring it to Bernie’s attention and, if he accepts it, to the
attention of the nation -- hopefully making it a transforming power in this
election. We are still revising part two and will forward it to you in a few
days.
If
you agree to support Bernie or just the legislation itself, please email me.
Thank you for your consideration,
Richard S. Galloway, founder WeDontHaveFreeSpeech@outlook.com
Link to Part One of Speech
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5087701674200938543#editor/target=post;postID=2426563675514226165;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=0;src=postname
Annotated Table of Contents
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/sign-the-pledge-big-out?source=c.em&r_by=14960502
Insist candidates vote for a single act of Congress
stating: “There is no relationship between speech and money stated or implied
in the US Constitution and therefore no such relationship exists” as the basis
of further reforms to limit the abuses of Big Money interests.
Best summary of the proposed “Recover our Democracy Act;”
its Constitutional basis; removing purported legal objections, public financing
of elections, limits on campaign contributions, public funding of federal
elections, preprogrammed campaign website, redefining a bribe and much more
Cut and paste text to share by electronic media to spread
the word on our plan
Our appointment being ignored while lobbyists immediately enter
our Congressman’s office
Being on the outside: Explaining the meaning of our logo…the
corrupting influence of Big Money
Political contributions, Citizens United Supreme Court
Decision, “We don’t
have free speech. We can’t afford it,” our
solution is an act of Congress,
“Backdoor money in politics, quid pro quo, “anything of material value
offered or given to, or received and accepted by any candidate, incumbent or
governmental employee under any circumstance shall be defined as a bribe,” penalties defined for candidates and government
employees.
Our early commentaries: Free speech is fundamental to
democracy, different views, uses and limitations of free speech, public
financing of elections, fair and balanced media coverage
Original free speech: freedom to speak our mind, power
to “buy” both the “content” and the “delivery” of “free” speech, "personhood" of corporations,
Supreme Court and Citizens United,
ownership of the media, points of view, political advertising, educational content,
bought speech,…
Trickle down economics, tax reductions, income disparity,
deregulation, power by changing belief systems, abuses, distortions and lies, is
it regulation or just bad regulation?, affording governmental programs and high
taxes, millennia of struggle by the rich to retain control vs. democracy,
85% of Democrats, 81% of Independents, and 76% of Republicans opposed
Citizens United
Humans speaking their mind
without fear, means of extending the reach of speech [meida], bought speech,
literally “free” speech decoupled from money, power of the media, corporate personhood,
limitations of free speech, campaigns and political speech, alternative communications
for elections: public financing, freedom of the Internet….
Figures on campaign
contributions given by largest lobbying corporations [6+ years old = pre Supepr
PACs]
One of our earliest posts:We don't have free speech
that has meaningful access to our own representatives. Our logo, our slogan, our chants, young adults, spreading
the word on the Internet, Obama’s election, making videos,
Largely unedited, free associated ideas on framing the legislation
Free public website designed
and formatted to conduct campaigns for office and public issues , FEC provided
bank account, and credit cards , campaign accounting system and
regulations, partial design specifications, real time public review access…
…the most logical
public space to allow the free flow of information on issues of public interest
“understanding the
power of corporations as a means of amassing power and money, the founding
fathers originally rejected the existence of corporations,” corporations
are not mentioned in the Constitution and have no protected rights; therefore,
Congress may limit or abolish corporations as deemed necessary for the public
good. Growth of corporate power, personhood of corporations and personal rights
attributed to corporations , theory of 14th amendment [due process]
applies to corporations,
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