"Speech doesn't corrupt, money corrupts. And money isn't speech."

[Scuba]

from my email ...

Five years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of the worst decisions in our nation's history, Citizens United. My friend Russ Feingold said it best: "Speech doesn't corrupt, money corrupts. And money isn't speech."

Want proof? Read any of the boilerplate "Road to 2016" stories about potential candidates and read what conservative insiders say when they compare Jeb Bush vs. Chris Christie, or Mitt Romney vs. Scott Walker -- the most important factor for them is which potential candidate has the most millionaire and billionaire supporters. And it's not just presidential candidates -- a whole class of senators was just elected and reelected in 2014 by riding a wave of corporate money -- and one of them is now Senate majority leader.

Washington can't be an auction house for corporate interests. That's why I'm uniting with progressives across the country to demand that congressional leadership slam the door on the corporate wish list of regressive policy like slashing Social Security.

Join me in telling congressional leaders: democracy is not for sale!

We can't let history repeat itself. Back in the 1990s, we saw a different kind of unlimited cash: soft money flowing from corporations to both political parties. And what happened? Both parties sold out on Capitol Hill, voting to deregulate Wall Street and send our jobs overseas. It wasn't just what happened in elections -- it's what happened in the chambers of both the House and the Senate. Vote after vote went to the huge corporate interests whose money my colleagues came to rely on.

We're all working day and night to overturn the lawless Citizens United decision. But it's only half the battle. With Republicans in control of both houses of Congress, we must fight every day to stop the wholesale auctioning of our government.

Tell congressional leaders: our democracy is not for sale!

Thanks for uniting as a progressive,

Bernie Sanders
U.S. Senator

[marym625]

1. K&R! +1000

[misterhighwasted]

2. Love Senator Sanders. What a remarkable Statesman he is.

[BrotherIvan]

3. ^^^^^^

He really is a true statesman who didn't get elected to enrich himself but to help people and to make his country better. He is a treasure.

[2naSalit]

4. K&R!!!

[Iliyah]

5. K & R

[appalachiablue]

6. Great man, one of a kind these days. We're so lucky to have him. Go Bernie!

[nikto]

7. Bernie Sanders 4 President!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If nominated, I will go to the wall for him, like never before.

[sabrina 1]

8. He really gets it and he says it out loud. I wish more of our Dems would join him. I'm sure many of

them agree. As de Blasio says, 'all we need is the backbone' to push for our Democratic values.

Bernie has the backbone.

[hifiguy]

9. Kick and Rec this all day long! Bernie is THE MAN!!