Take Corporate and Special Interest Money out of Elections in Tennessee.



This petition is to request the Tennessee State Legislature to get corporate and special interest money out of the election process in the State of Tennessee.



Are the elected officials of our land truly free to serve their citizens?

Do you feel they are free to make decisions that have the best interest of the general well-being and prosperity of the citizens that they are supposed to serve?

Is it truly possible for an unbiased person to become elected without being under the financial thumb of some sort of organization or corporation, or special interest group?



Corporations, PACS (political action committees), and other businesses and special interest groups have found a way around the ballot box.

They vote with their campaign contributions... and buy a politician's favor and loyalty before they are even elected and sworn in.

These "Bought and Sold" politicians enact Laws that do not have the best interest of the general well-being and prosperity of the citizens that they are supposed to serve.

In some cases, they go on to appoint judges to carry on the corporate/special interest bias.

It does not stop there... Elected Judges are "bought and sold" as well, and may feel obligated to enact judicial decisions that are not in the best interest of our citizens in order to get the financing to be re-elected.



This petition is a first step that will put the government and those whose duty it is to serve as public servants, into alignment with The Constitution" again.

With government "by the people, for the people" restored we can begin to re-establish our founding fathers original intent and help this nation repair the damage that corporate greed and politics for sale has done to our country and the world.



This petition was approved by consensus by Occupy Chattanooga in their January 30, 2012 General Assembly.



We ask that all Tennessee Residents please read this petition and consider signing.

This petition was approved by consensus by Occupy Chattanooga in their January 30, 2012 General Assembly.