posted on Jan, 26 2010 @ 09:53 AM
"Dear Branden,
Unlike you and me, corporations don't eat, drink, get married, vote, or bathe. And they never sleep. Which is why they have already launched another
attack on our democracy, due to hit ground zero tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27, at 9:30 a.m.
Last week, it was the Citizens United case. That case not only permits unlimited campaign spending by huge multinational corporations, but it also
says that any law to curb such spending is a violation of those corporations' "constitutional rights."
Now, it's the SpeechNow case. This new case would extend the newfound "rights" of multinational corporations to billionaires. Yes, the SpeechNow
case would give billionaires the "constitutional right" to pollute political campaigns to any degree that they see fit.
We have to fight back. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will hear "arguments" on the SpeechNow case at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow in
Washington.
Let's show them what "freedom of speech" really means. We'll speak and, for a change, they'll listen.
Courage,
Alan Grayson
Member of Congress"
I recieved that email from Representative Alan Grayson, D-FL.