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+ | \\ **PassMassAmendment** is a statewide ballot initiative proposing to //amend// the Massachusetts Constitution and __protect__ free speech and the rights of //The People// by restricting political spending by corporate entities. In short; we are saying __"Corporations Are Not People, Money Is Not Speech"__. We believe that our democracy is at risk, influenced by the enormous sums of money being spent by a very few in politics. We, //The People// of The Commonwealth, are allowed to amend our State constitution by ballot, and, so, __this__ is what we must do, __now__. As **PassMassAmendment** builds a network of petitioners to collect signatures, we need __you__ to join us. Our aim is to use established legal process to bring our proposed reform to a statewide vote while urging our Legislators to act on our behalf. __//This// is the battle of our age.__ Can you spare a few hours to help save our democracy? **PassMassAmendment** has just 8 weeks, starting in September, to make it happen, here, in Massachusetts. \\ See our website and //sign up// as a volunteer http://passmassamendment.com .\\ **PassMassAmendment** //thanks you// for being an active citizen in Our Democracy. \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ **Working Draft of PSA** V1 (adapted from Terra's elevator pitch)\\ | ||
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+ | \\ **PassMassAmendment** is a statewide ballot initiative proposing to //amend// the Massachusetts Constitution and __protect__ free speech and the rights of //The People// by working to restrict political spending by corporate entities. We plan to amend the Massachusetts Constitution based on __"Corporations Are Not People, Money Is Not Speech"__. We believe that our democracy is at risk, influenced by the enormous sums of money being spent by a very few in politics. We, //The People// of The Commonwealth, are allowed to amend our State constitution by ballot, and, so, __this__ is what we must do, __now__. As **PassMassAmendment** builds a network of petitioners to collect signatures, we need __you__ to join us. Our aim is to use established legal process to bring our proposed reform to a statewide vote while urging our Legislators to act on our behalf. __//This// is the battle of our age.__ Can you spare a few hours to help save our democracy? **PassMassAmendment** has just 8 weeks, starting in September, to make it happen, here, in Massachusetts. \\ See our website and //sign up// as a volunteer http://passmassamendment.com .\\ **PassMassAmendment** //thanks you// for being an active citizen in Our Democracy. \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ **Working Draft of PSA** V2 (adapted from Terra's elevator pitch)\\ | ||
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+ | \\ **PassMassAmendment** is a statewide ballot initiative proposing to //amend// the Massachusetts Constitution and __protect your__ free speech and the rights of //ordinary People//. **PassMass** aims to clarify the Bay State's Constitution based on __"Corporations Are Not People, Money Is Not Speech"__. We believe that our very democracy is at risk, threatened by the enormous sums of money being spent by corporate Mega-Donors to influence every decision made by our government. We, //The People// of The Commonwealth, //can// amend our State constitution by ballot, and, so, __this__ is what we must do, //__now__//, in Massachusetts. **PassMassAmendment** needs petitioners to collect signatures. We need __you__ to join us. __//This// is the battle of our age.__ Can you spare a few hours to save our democracy? **PassMass** has just 8 weeks, starting in September, to make it happen, here, in Massachusetts. \\ Go to our website and help to get money out of politics. S//ign up// as a volunteer http://passmassamendment.com .\\ **PassMassAmendment** //thanks __you__// for being an active citizen in Our Democracy. |