We all should have serious concerns about the the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v FEC and "corporate personhood." The effect of Citizens United and the rise of "super pacs" opens the floodgates of money in corporate and union treasuries to fund elections.

Corporations and unions (less money) can now spend without stint or limit from their treasuries to support particular candidates with political advertising.

Think what happened in our state with the initiatives on liquor sales outside of state-run stores. In 2010 it failed. The next year Costco spent $22 million dollars and the initiative passed. Corporate money to state referendums is legal.

Corporations do not have navels or consciences. They are useful legal constructs to increase commerce, but they are not people. Corporations live and die by "the bottom line." They aren't expected to put the general welfare of the nation foremost in their minds. Why then should they be allowed to insure the election of "corporate friendly" legislators?

The remedy is an amendment to the Constitution. Please go to movetoamend.org and sign the petition.The 26th Amendment (the 18-year-old vote) was ratified in just four months 1971.

Norm Osterman, Walla Walla