[All] Grassroots movements are our only hope

[Robert Milligan]

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> Subject: Grassroots movements are our only hope
> Date: March 27, 2014 at 3:04:12 PM EDT
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> Robert,
> Move to Amend coalition members, local affiliate groups, and individual members are an impressive group of people. Thanks to our combined efforts, we are changing the public debate about the role of corporations in our democracy. 
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> When Move to Amend formed four years ago, we knew the only response to corporate rule was an all-out grassroots effort to build a movement with enough power to match the vast treasuries of multi-national corporations. 
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> We do have a huge advantage over corporations in that their treasuries are no match for an emboldened and enlightened citizenry demanding change. That said, Move to Amend still requires funding for our programs and services. We are $16,000 short of our funding goals the first quarter of the year, which ends March 31. 
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> Please contribute so we can support our local affiliates, continue to grow, and spread the 28th Amendment campaign message far and wide.
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> Our membership has grown to over 330,000 people. We have 150 local affiliates across the United States. Over 500 communities have passed resolutions or ballot initiatives calling for a Move to Amend. And dozens of communities are currently working on resolutions and ballot initiatives this year.
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> Please help us raise $16,000 before Monday so we don't fall behind in the important work of growing the grassroots movement to pass the We the People Amendment!
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> Grassroots organizers are the backbone of Move to Amend, and there are many good organizers among us. Our goal is to create even more organizers of the same caliber in more communities. Our rapid growth requires us to train exponentially more and more people, which means more time and resources are needed.
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> Help grow the grassroots movement to pass the We the People Amendment!
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> Move to Amend is growing exponentially every month. We have a very small staff to serve the needs of our local volunteers, but with all this growth, it is clear that we need to move to the next level. We hope to hire five new regional coordinators this year who will devote their time to ensuring local Move to Amend affiliates have all the tools and resources they need to succeed. These hires will fill the gaps in our ability to be more responsive to the needs of our affiliates and the development of new resources and tools.
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> We can't ramp up in this way unless we have the funds to do so -- Please help grow the grassroots movement to pass the We the People Amendment and make a donation today!
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> If we continue to follow the same grassroots organizing pattern, and if we can meet the budgetary goals that support our organizing, it is only a matter of time before the “We the People Amendment” becomes law.
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> In it for the duration,
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> PS -- Our generous $28 for the 28th Amendment members are the backbone of our support base. Would you consider making a pledge to donate $28/month to support Move to Amend? We know it is a lot, but can you think of any campaign more vital to the salvation of our democracy?
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> We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling and other related cases, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights.
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