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[mmonk]

Last week, I went to see Jeff Clements speak at Peace University in Raleigh, NC. Jeff is the author of, "Corporations Are Not People-Why They Have More Rights Than You Do And What You Can Do About It". At the talk and in the book, there is mention of the effort to amend the Constitution back in the favor of people rather than corporate entities. One such movement is the effort of Free Speech For People and their "The People's Rights Amendment". After he spoke, I asked him about the ALEC and wouldn't that present a problem. He said exposure of ALEC would eventually work against it, that sunlight could be our weapon. He thought a serious effort of working on this amendment state by state could change the conversation in our favor. Anyway, here is wording and a link:

The People's Rights Amendment

Section 1. We the people who ordain and establish this Constitution intend the rights protected by this Constitution to be the rights of natural persons.

Section 2. People, person, or persons as used in this Constitution does not include corporations, limited liability companies or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state, and such corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through their elected state and federal representatives, deem reasonable and are otherwise consistent with the powers of Congress and the States under this Constitution.

Section 3. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the people's rights of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free exercise of religion, and such other rights of the people, which rights are inalienable.

http://freespeechforpeople.org/node/201

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