more important than poetry

(i know, what could be more important than POETRY?! read on.)

i realize our political sentiments do not all lie on the same side of the aisle, but the issue of "corporate free speech" must merit attention from people of all political strides. as you must know, the recent ruling in Citizens United v FEC entitles corporations to openly spend "their" monies in political campaigns at all levels. (i say "their" because they are not beholden to the wishes of their shareholders in their expenditures.) whereas this will make it easier to know who is buying our politicians, it will not give "we the people" the protection our democratic rights so justly deserve. what is a single vote worth when pharmaceutical industries are mainlining money into a candidate or politician? or oil companies (you floridians!), or monsanto, or anyone else who places the profits of their industry far above the public good? little. very little. yes, you say, but they still need my vote! yes, they do. but they only need it until they get into office. and then more corporate money spins into action to make everything they do look like a good idea.
there are multifarious examples in both parties. (and certainly among the "independents.") i am not asking you to set aside partisan politics, but to step above them to act to preserve any vestige of democracy we may still have. the following is a link (to cut and paste into your browser because i don't know how to make a real one) to the Public Citizen website. please sign the petition and contact your congress people. if you object to PC, please make your feelings known in whatever manner you see fit. just speak, people, for yourselves, for your children, for your country.
http://action.citizen.org/t/10315/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=28121
thank you.