From an anonymous reader:

Are you familiar with a California Supreme Court case dating from 1886; Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad?  If not, you can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_v._Southern_Pacific_Railroad  This is the landmark case that is primarily responsible for Corporations being afforded the same rights as People under the Constitution.  Isn't that CRAZY?

Now we have the recent Supreme Court case Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission.  Have you heard about it?  If not, WHY NOT? This decision formally erodes the dividing line between Corporate interests and Government, in that it allows Corporations to sponsor political candidates for Public Office.  Read about it for yourself:

Justice Stevens, who dissented with the final Court Ruling said that the Court's Ruling, "threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions across the Nation. The path it has taken to reach its outcome will, I fear, do damage to this institution." He concluded his dissent with the following statement: "At bottom, the Court's opinion is thus a rejection of the common sense of the American people, who have recognized a need to prevent corporations from undermining self government since the founding, and who have fought against the distinctive corrupting potential of corporate electioneering since the days of Theodore Roosevelt. It is a strange time to repudiate that common sense. While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this Court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics."

You and I both know that big corporations use their financial reserves to influence the politics of our country.  The reason 'We the People' are supposed to fairly elect our politicians is so that they can represent our interests in government. Unfortunately, with this decision by the Supreme Court, although 'We the People' will still decide who goes to Washington, our hearts, minds an souls will now be subjected to campaigns financed by Corporate interests... and you know how easy it is to sway public opinion with endless funds and the advertisements that money can buy.

If you feel as strongly about this as I do, and are horrified at the way Corporations are usurping the Government laid out by our Founding Fathers, I urge you to make your voice known.  At this time, the only petition I have found to add your name to can be found at www.dontgetrolled.org.  You can also write to your Senator to express your concern.  I have written to Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) and, as yet, have not received a response.

Thank you for reading.  I sincerely appreciate your time!