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It cannot be said that the Constitution formed 'the people of the United States,' for all time, into a corporation. It does not speak of 'the people' as a corporation, but as individuals. A corporation does not describe itself as 'we,' nor as 'people,' nor as 'ourselves.' Nor does a corporation, in legal language, have any 'posterity.'

Mitt Romney is the guy who said corporations are people. No, Governor Romney, corporations are not people.

So many struggled so that all of us could have a voice in this great democracy and live up to the first three words of our constitution: We the people. I love that phrase so much. Throughout our country's history, we've expanded the meaning of that phrase to include more and more of us. That's what it means to move forward.

When 'our people' get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being 'our people.'

It's crazy that the Constitution has to be amended to clarify what for the majority of Americans is a clear and true statement: corporations are not people.

I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, the people.'

I don't think we should view corporations as people for the purposes of speech.

With Citizens United, the Supreme Court's declaration that corporations are people, the whims of one can silence the voices of millions.

I represent the small businesses, the women, and the families working so hard to rebuild our communities.

'We, The People' is more than a statement of purpose. It is an acknowledgement of an obligation to each other.