Category Archives: Citizens United & Money in Politics

What can we do to restore our democracy?

Incest and conflict of interest between banks and Federal Reserve

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Rick Robins

My posts keep touting the need for self-correcting systems. Well, how can a system be self-correcting if the regulators and the regulated are one and the same, for all practical purposes? Here is an article describing how the wife of … Continue reading →

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Nevada City Council passes Corporate Personhood (NOT) resolution

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Rick Robins

March 14, 2012 A resolution stating Corporations (Organizations) are not people and money is not free speech was passed unanimously by the Nevada City Council.

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People are the organization – Organizations are not people

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Rick Robins

Having worked for some of the largest corporations in the world, e.g. General Motors when it was the largest company in the world, grown up in and traveled through most of the Western hemisphere and observed its governments and institutions … Continue reading →

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CA Assembly passes resolution to amend Constitution to overturn Citizens’ United

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Rick Robins

July 5th, 2012 – The California Assembly passed Assembly Joint Resolution 22 calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Citizens United v. FEC. With today’s passage of AJR 22, the California state … Continue reading →

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Citizens United & Money in Politics

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Rick Robins

Follow blog postings on this subject by subscribing. Do we actually have a democracy when money trumps votes and corporations trump people? We are witnessing an unprecedented influx of money into our political process. The 2012 presidential election could see … Continue reading →

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Tax Large Political Donations to Pay for Public Funding of Elections

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Rick Robins

Having seen our democracy being overrun with corporate and ubber-wealthy plutocrat money, I propose that the tax credit for political donations be eliminated and, instead, any political donation over $100 be taxed at the rate of 50%. This would: 1) … Continue reading →

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4th of July Parade – Educate & Entertain Public About Corporate Personhood!