Supreme Court Jujitsu

American elections should not be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests. 

If the Supreme Court is going to call a corporation a “person,” and its money “speech” that can be spent without limit, then we can -- at the very least -- insist that the people who make up those corporations -- the shareholders -- get the final say on how their money is spent on politics.

Urge your representative to stanch the flow of corporate money into politics. Require that corporations get the approval of their shareholders before they can spend money on elections.

Petition Text Dear legislator, The Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United vs. FEC would allow corporations to spend money directly on attack ads supporting or opposing Congressional candidates. This decision was made under the pretext that because a corporation is a “person,” it should be allowed to spend its massive aggregated wealth to influence elections. But, a corporation is not, nor has it EVER been, a person with voting rights and is made up of individual REAL people: shareholders. We need you to stanch the flow of corporate money into politics by requiring that corporations get the approval of their shareholders before they can spend money on elections. Please support House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Sen. Chuck Schumer's (NY) legislation that will do just that.

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Lobby Day for Election Day Registration

On Wednesday, April 29, MASSPIRG, along with MassVOTE, Common Cause and the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, is hosting a Lobby Day for Election Day Registration, a bill pending that would allow people to register to vote on Election Day.  Come to the State House and meet your representative and senator to express your support for this important democratic reform.

WHAT: Lobby Day for Election Day Registraton

WHEN: Wed. April 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

WHERE: State House, Rm 437

Lunch will be served.

Please RSVP by filling in the form below.