Lucas,
"Corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. ... [T]hey are not themselves members of 'We the People' by whom and for whom our Constitution was established."
It is with eager anticipation that I invite you to join Public Citizen in honoring John Paul Stevens, the retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice who authored the words above as part of his dissenting opinion in the infamous Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case.
At our Gala in Washington, D.C., on May 16, we will present Justice Stevens with the Public Citizen Lifetime Achievement Award.
Tickets to Public Citizen's Gala are sure to go fast. Reserve your seats today.
Justice Stevens has long served as a quiet but forceful champion of the ideals that inspire the work of Public Citizen and our supporters like you.
His brilliant and scathing Citizens United dissent — in which Justice Stevens powerfully opposed the majority's ruling that billionaires and corporations may spend literally as much money as they want corrupting our democracy — was among the last opinions he wrote before retiring after 35 years on the court.
Use this link to learn more about our Gala and to join Public Citizen as we celebrate Justice Stevens.
You'll be joined at the Gala by members of Congress, Public Citizen's board of directors, and other distinguished citizens and public servants.
I very much look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Robert Weissman
President, Public Citizen