City of Sarasota Passes Resolution

At a prior meeting, Manasota Move to Amend supporters used the Sarasota City Commission's public comment period to explain how Corporate Personhood is a local issue that impacts Sarasota residents. On June 15, a resolution was on the Commission agenda. And it passed, UNANIMOUSLY.

While corporations are setting the agenda on issues in our Congress and courts, We-the-People are not; for we can never speak as loudly with our own voices as corporations can with the unlimited amplification of money. This undermines our freedom and authority as citizens. Today all five Sarasota City Commissioners agree that we need to amend the Consitution to fix this. Thank you Mayor Willie Shaw, Vice Mayor Suzanne Atwell, Commissioner Liz Alpert, Commissioner Susan Chapman, and Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie.

Public Comment Period, Sarasota City Commission

On June 1st at 6pm, Manasota Move to Amend representatives spoke out during the public comment period of the Sarasota City Commission.  We called on our Commissioners to pass a resolution stating that Money is not Speech and Corporations are not People.  We made quite a strong impression with our blaze of red t-shirts in the audience.

Over 600 communities have passed resolutions in support of Move to Amend; 16 states have signed on; and 300 communities have actually placed it on the ballot for a vote of the people. Everywhere it has appeared on the ballot – whether it be Madison, WI, Salt Lake City, UT or the state of Montana – it has passed by an overwhelming majority. Let's add Sarasota to the list!