“Some of them will not really exclude corporations from participating in the political system and will continue to allow corporate money to filter thru to all sorts of things. I think the wording of the constitutional amendment that Move to Amend is doing really cuts thru those loop holes and is pretty straight forward about what they (corporations) are and are not, and allows local and state entities to legislate against what level anybody can participate in elections.”
Some US cities and states are making efforts to abolish corporate personhood. For a list visit Move to Amend
As for Columbus, “I’ve tried to approach Andy Ginther about that, but they’re in the middle of budget hearings, so I haven’t heard back from him,” said Krasen.
Krasen said the proposed Constitutional amendment is not against corporations, per se.
“Move to Amend has essentially said ‘we like what corporations do—the goods and services that they provide; that’s valuable to us and to the American people, and we’re not opposed to that at all.’”
Krasen said he and fellow activists oppose corporations in so far as they use their money to drown out the voice of ordinary Americans by funding campaigns and lobbying for bills.
“Right now, if a candidate will oppose something that a corporation wants, they can flood his district or his area with tons of money to prevent him from getting elected. That’s the kind of thing we want to stop.”
He suggests Paul Krugman’s blog as a source of insight on this issue.
“He (Krugman) is on the side of Occupy and has said Republican proposals on economics are wrong and will be the undoing of the country.”
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