Jefferson County Move to Amend

Jefferson County Move to Amend (Jeffco MTA) is a local affiliate of the Move to Amend Coalition (MTA). We are dedicated to passing a constitutional amendment to reverse a series of Supreme Court decisions that allow corporate power and money in politics to undermine our democracy. An early court decision that corporations are “people” is allowing corporations to protect their interests by claiming human constitutional rights, and a recent decision that money spent influencing public policy is “free speech” means it cannot be regulated. Some proposed amendment bills would require disclosure of political donations or allow states to regulate them, but only the We the People Amendment clarifies that corporations are not people and are subject to regulation by people, and that political contributions must be regulated to guarantee that all people are representation equally, regardless of our economic status. In 2016 Jeffco MTA helped pass a statewide initiative asking our elected officials to support passage of the We the People Amendment, and we maintain pressure on our congress members to cosponsor HJR 48, the House bill for this amendment.