Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission: No Friend To Clean Energy — Or Anything That Threatens Vested Interests

Here’s a slight digression from our normal chat: the pending legislation that would essentially end the use of non-drug remedies as cures for diseases. Referred to by opponents as “criminalizing nature,” the laws will force Europe’s population to obtain a doctor’s prescription and rely on pharmaceuticals instead of using natural methods of healing found in herbal remedies and nutritional supplements. According to insiders, the US isn’t far behind.

This, of course, is just one example of the power of the pharmaceutical industry and its vast lobby. By eliminating natural alternative healing methods, it has, in effect, eliminated it only competition.

As outrageous as it is, I bring it up to point out a larger issue: the enormous power generally granted corporations. Healthcare is only one of dozens of areas in which the profits made by corporations are poured back into affecting our legal system, driving monopolistic positions and even greater profitability. The losers? You and me.

Until we have a constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allows corporations the right of “free speech” (like people have), and the license to spend without limit to influence our elections, we can kiss our democracy goodbye.

I urge you to check out MoveToAmend.org.