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Sep 16, 2014

#CorpsArentPeople: Tester launches social media campaign

Senator’s defense of individual Americans’ rights heads to Facebook, Twitter

(U.S. SENATE) - Senator Jon Tester is well-known for his Constitutional amendments and Senate speeches warning against corporations' growing influence over Americans' private lives. Now, the Montana farmer is taking his fight to social media.

Tester today launched a #CorpsArentPeople social media campaign. The campaign will feature graphics on Facebook and Twitter showing that corporations can't perform the same activities - like riding a bike - as real people.

"You don't see corporations walking a dog or fishing on a Montana lake," Tester said. "This campaign is about reminding folks that corporations aren't people, and they shouldn't get the same Constitutional protections. The Supreme Court's recent decisions give corporations more say over our elections and private lives. That's dangerous, and it's time to fight back."

Tester's social media campaign comes on the heels of two U.S. Supreme Court rulings that elevated corporate rights over the rights of people. The Citizens United decision allows corporations to spend unlimited, secret amounts of money to influence elections establishing that corporations have the same free speech rights as actual people. The Hobby Lobby decision allows corporations to hold religious-based objections to providing insurance coverage for certain medical care, giving corporations the same religious rights as individuals.

Tester is encouraging Facebook and Twitter users to share the graphics using the hashtag #CorpsArentPeople so they reach as many Montanans and Americans as possible. The five graphics, which will be rolled out one-by-one on Tester's Facebook page and his Twitter feed, include:

• A person walking a dog and a corporation attempting to follow suit
• A person flying a kite and a corporation attempting to follow suit
• A person fishing and a corporation attempting to follow suit
• A person riding a bike and a corporation attempting to follow suit
• A person hiking a mountain and a corporation attempting to follow suit

Recently, Tester slammed corporate influence over Americans' lives in a widely seen Senate floor speech and has introduced a Constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's decisions. Montanans overwhelmingly voted in 2012 to direct Montana's Congressional delegation to amend the U.S. Constitution to empower Congress to limit corporate spending in elections.

To access all of the graphics, you can download them for Facebook HERE and for Twitter HERE.

 

Office Contact Information

Senator Tester's Montana staff serves the state from offices in Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, and Missoula. Please bring your concerns with federal agencies, academy nominations, and other situations to one of these Montana offices.

Billings

Judge Jameson Federal Building
2900 4th Ave N, Suite 201
Billings, MT 59101
Phone: (406) 252-0550
Fax: (406) 252-7768

Bozeman

Avant Courier Building
1 E Main Street, Suite 202
Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone: (406) 586-4450
Fax: (406) 586-7647

Butte

Silver Bow Center
125 W Granite, Suite 200
Butte, MT 59701
Phone: (406) 723-3277
Fax: (406) 782-4717

Great Falls

119 1st Avenue N, Suite 102
Great Falls, MT 59401
Phone: (406) 452-9585
Fax: (406) 452-9586

Helena

Capital One Center
208 N Montana Avenue, Suite 202
Helena, MT 59601
Phone: (406) 449-5401
Fax: (406) 449-5462

Kalispell

8 Third Street E
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: (406) 257-3360
Fax: (406) 257-3974

Missoula

130 W Front St.
Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: (406) 728-3003
Fax: (406) 728-2193

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