When the putative Republican nominee publicly claims that corporations are persons, you know something is terribly wrong with our nation's political system. When a 99%er is struck by police so hard she miscarries her baby in the street or peaceful protesters are deliberately sprayed with a toxic "food product", it is time to act*. The 100 year legal fiction that corporations are 'persons' entitled to the same civil rights as citizens was reinforced by the horrendous decision in Citizens United vs. FEC in which the conservative majority struck down campaign contribution rules previously upheld by the Court. A constitutional amendment is needed to settle the issue once and for all. Corporations are NOT humans "entitled to certain inalienable rights among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". The founders never intended such an absurdity, and it took one hundred years of increasing capital concentration for the doctrine to be enshrined in American jurisprudence. Corporate political speech can and should be regulated if the Republic is not to degenerate into a fascist police state. US Person is asking his readers to visit ReverseCitizensUnited.com and sign the petition to amend the Constitution so Congress and states can pass laws allowing campaign finance reforms that will withstand corporatist legal challenges. Do a "mic check" with this petition and get your friends and acquaintances to sign too. Protection of our civil right to organize and petition government is just one reason your fellow citizens are risking their personal safety in the streets.
*on the Scoville Scale police pepper spray is just below pure Capsicum, the irritant contained in chili peppers and is therefore considered poisonous. At least corporate paid talking heads should do some research before they open their vacuous mouths on the public airwaves.