Occupy the Corporations: Stop the Impostors!


On January 21, Public Citizen is working with local activists to ‘apprehend’ corporate impostors posing as ‘people’ with the same constitutional rights as the rest of us.

We'll be exposing these impostors to the light of day in cities and towns throughout the nation. Together with local activists we'll be calling on their elected officials to support a constitutional amendment that would overturn Citizens United and end corporate domination of our democracy.

This movement is about standing up and saying “enough is enough!” to corporations that work to undermine our great democracy, as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) recently said to more than 200 house parties. Join us in your own community to make sure that message is heard loud and clear. Together we can build momentum for the massive effort needed to amend and reclaim our Constitution!

Here are more details on what your action can look like.

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