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Vincardog

(20,234 posts)
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 08:41 PM Mar 2012

Sign the petition to get Iowa's house to pass a law that Corporation are not people

If you would like Iowa to outlaw corporations buying our elections click the link and sign this petition.
It could not hurt.

http://signon.org/sign/corporations-are-not-37?source=c.url&r_by=1144973

Please cut and paste. The LINK button does not seem to work.


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Sign the petition to get Iowa's house to pass a law that Corporation are not people (Original Post) Vincardog Mar 2012 OP
Are you from Iowa? Lil Missy Mar 2012 #1
I am in NW Iowa. You a delegate to the State? Maybe we can get this into the Democratic platform. Vincardog Mar 2012 #2
I'm a delegate to District and State. I'm also on the platform committee. Lil Missy Mar 2012 #3
Good for you. I was a delegate in 2000 in TX. I tried to get a Medical Marijuana platform in Vincardog Mar 2012 #4

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)
2. I am in NW Iowa. You a delegate to the State? Maybe we can get this into the Democratic platform.
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 08:58 PM
Mar 2012

The link seems to be fixed now

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)
3. I'm a delegate to District and State. I'm also on the platform committee.
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 10:07 PM
Mar 2012

We do have in the platform a suggestion for a Constitutional Amendment to ensure corporations are not persons. Also that corporations are not allowed to contribute to political campaigns in state, local, and federal elections in the state of Iowa.

I'm in Council Bluffs.

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)
4. Good for you. I was a delegate in 2000 in TX. I tried to get a Medical Marijuana platform in
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 10:38 PM
Mar 2012

The Powers that be were too afraid of what the GOP would say and maneuvered to keep my proposal off the floor.

Politics is fun. AS Red Skelton used to say "Good luck and God bless"

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