Petition – A Petition to Support the Saving American Democracy Amendment : Bernie Sanders – U.S. Senator for Vermont<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Petition to Support the Saving American Democracy Amendment. Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court decision in a case called Citizens Unit…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
They can't vote (yet), they aren't subject to criminal punishment, they can't serve in the military, they can't hold office, they … well, they just aren't people. So why is SCOTUS protecting their First Amendment "free speech" rights to donate as much money as they want to political campaigns. 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