Contact your senators and reps to urge them to support/cosign the We the People Amendment (H.J.Res. 54). I am a member!
 Something important is happening in Washington right now — and most people only see it in fragments. Banks are increasing lobbying spending. Tech companies are flooding Washington with influence campaigns. Defense contractors and financial firms are expanding their political operations. Lobbying firms themselves are reporting record profits as corporations race to shape policy before it is written.This isn’t speculation. It’s happening in plain sight. Federal lobbying spending surpassed $5 billion in 2025 — the highest level ever recorded, with the largest year-over-year increase on record. Large U.S. banks boosted lobbying expenditures by about 12%, their biggest jump in more than a decade, as they fight to influence regulatory changes. Crypto firms increased lobbying spending by roughly 66% as they pushed for industry-friendly legislation. Tech and AI companies spent more than $100 million lobbying Washington as policymakers debated regulation. When political power concentrates, corporate money follows — shaping laws, influencing enforcement, and deciding whose speech is protected and whose becomes a problem. None of this is illegal. And that is exactly the problem. What we are witnessing is a system where economic power is legally transformed into political power. For decades, Supreme Court decisions have expanded constitutional protections for corporations and declared money to be a form of political speech. That legal framework turned political spending into protected activity and allowed economic entities—created for profit—to exercise political power on a scale no human being can match. The result is predictable. When regulatory decisions are made, corporations are already in the room. When laws are written, industries have already shaped the language. When enforcement priorities shift, the most powerful economic actors have already made their case. The problem isn’t one company, one party, or one administration. The problem is structural. As long as corporations retain constitutional rights — and as long as money is treated as speech — concentrated wealth will continue to dominate democratic decision-making. That is why scandals come and go while public anger remains. The underlying system never changes. Real accountability requires more than ethics reforms or new regulations. It requires changing the constitutional rules that allow corporate power to overwhelm democracy in the first place. The We the People Amendment (H.J.Res. 54) would end corporate constitutional rights and make clear that money is not speech. It would place constitutional rights where they belong—with human beings—and begin the work of building a democracy where political power is not determined by wealth. But constitutional change has never come from politicians alone. It has always come from people organizing together and demanding something better. If you’re frustrated by a system where corporate money speaks louder than people, we need you in this movement. We’re inviting you to join our Volunteer Onboarding Call on February 19—a space to connect, learn where you fit, and take real action alongside others who believe democracy should belong to people, not corporations. You don’t need special experience. You just need to care about the future we’re building together. Register below for the 2:00 PM PT/ 3:00 PM MT/ 4:00 PM CT/ 5:00 PM ET call. You’ll receive a link once registered. The stakes are too high to sit this one out. The movement grows when people show up. The surge in lobbying we are witnessing today is not an accident. It is a reminder of who currently writes the rules. The question is whether we are willing to change them. In solidarity and fierce determination, Alfonso, Jessica, Jason, Tara, Cole, Shelly, George, Daniel, Kelsey, Jennie, Keyan, Greg and Katie   Move to Amendhttps://www.movetoamend.org/Move to Amend · PO Box 188617, Sacramento, CA 95818, United States This email was sent to max10ties@gmail.com · UnsubscribeCreated with NationBuilder. Build the Future. |
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