Community Currency - 10/21/10

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March to Amend the Constitution with Laird Monahan. The Monahan Brothers were so angry and outraged over the Supreme Court's January 21st decision to grant corporations "free speech" rights and spend limitless amount of money, secretly and blatantly on any election, anywhere in the country, that they decided to begin a "March to Amend the Constitution" to abolish corporate "personhood." Their efforts are endorsed by a number of organizations who have been working on this issue, notably- movetoamend.orgwhose motto is "End Corporate Rule. Legalize Democracy" and endorsed by Reclaim Democracy, Democracy Unlimited of Humbolt County, and Alliance for Democracy.

They began their walk on May 16, 2010 in San Francisco and blogged their progress at lairdandrobin.org, inviting people to join them along the way, especially as they conclude their trek in Washington DC, on October 20th, at 10 am at The Women in Military Service for America Memorial at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery near the Arlington Metro, and marching from there to the Lincoln Memorial for a noon rally, a 3 pm Rally at the Capitol, a 6 pm Celebration and Reception at Busboys & Poets at 5th and K Streets.

Laird Monahan is 70 years young, married and has own grown daughter. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1964- 1968, is a retired merchant seaman, and a Vietnam veteran.

Robin Monahan is 67 years old, married, with three grown children and an eleven year old son. He was in the US Navy from 1964- 1968, is a retired Registered Nurse, and a Vietnam veteran.

Before they began their march across the USA, their most daring political actions were putting signs up in their yards and voting. Along this journey, they were impressed by the friendliness, generosity, kindness, goodness of the people they met; they feel that this isn't the end of their journey, or even the end of the beginning of their journey. They are planning to continue their campaign, first in their home state of Minnesota, to get every town or city to pass resolutions in favor of an Amendment to Abolish Corporate Personhood. Laird suggests that this is something anyone/everyone can do, by approaching the groups that they belong to, and then their town council.