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Sign Senator Sanders’ petition to support the Saving American Democracy Amendment.
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Today is the one year anniversary of Bernie Sander’s 8.5 hour filibuster
“I’ll just let Bernie Sanders explain it to Wolf Blitzer, who appears to be extremely confused by the fact that someone might have liberal principles. In fairness, it’s not something he hears every day. Usually, it’s a Democrat explaining that he or she is more than willing to drive the social safety net over the cliff but the other side is refusing to kick in gas money.”
When World AIDS Day was first observed in 1988, there was no truly effective treatment for what was almost always a deadly disease. Today the biggest problem in caring for those with AIDS is no longer mainly a medical or scientific problem - the crisis is access to affordable drugs.
Despite medical breakthroughs, AIDS drugs cost way too much for way too many to afford. Fortunately, there is a promising solution. We must break the link between rewards for research and the prices charged for new drugs.
Despite tremendous scientific advances, AIDS has not gone away. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there are more than 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, and that 56,000 people are newly infected every year. Globally, the numbers are more staggering. The World Health Organization says more than 33 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, and 2.5 million are infected each year. Ninety percent of HIV positive people live in developing countries - some 29 million people. Only 6 million of those receive the most effective treatment for AIDS, the antiretroviral drugs known as ARVs.
Click through to read more about S.1138, the Prize Fund for HIV/AIDS Act, which would detach research incentives from drug prices for new medicines to treat HIV/AIDS and reward innovation more directly.
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“The Constitution of this country has served us well, but when the Supreme Court says that attempts by the federal government and states to impose reasonable restrictions on campaign ads are unconstitutional, our democracy is in grave danger. That is why I have introduced a resolution in the Senate calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
I did not do this lightly. In fact, I had never done it before. The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often. In light of the Supreme Court’s infamous 5-to-4 decision in the Citizens United case, however, I saw no alternative.
I strongly disagree with the ruling. In my view, a corporation is not a person. A corporation does not have First Amendment rights to spend as much money as it wants, without disclosure, on a political campaign.
Corporations should not be able to go into their treasuries and spend millions and millions of dollars on a campaign in order to buy elections.
The ruling has radically changed the nature of our democracy. It has further tilted the balance of the power toward the rich and the powerful at a time when the wealthiest people in this country already never had it so good. History will record that the Citizens United decision is one of the worst in the history of our country.”
- Bernie Sanders,
Saving Our Democracy
BERNIE SANDERS IS GOING TO OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED BUT HE NEEDS OUR HELP!
OK people. HERE WE GO REBLOG THIS EVERYWHERE! THIS IS IMPORTANT!
BERNIE SANDERS NOW INTRODUCING The Saving American Democracy Amendment which states that:
- Corporations are not persons with constitutional rights equal to real people.
- Corporations are subject to regulation by the people.
- Corporations may not make campaign contributions.
- Congress and states have the power to regulate campaign finances.
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