Hi, fellow MoveOn member,
This is Ben & Jerry. That's right, that Ben & Jerry, the ice cream guys.
As summer heats up, ice cream will refresh us. But with corruption and corporate control in Washington hotter than ever, we'll need more than ice cream to revive our democracy.
If you think we tortured that metaphor, it's nothing compared to how Big Money is torturing our democracy.
Whether you care about affordable, accessible health care, the climate, closing private prisons, reducing military spending, or making an economy that works for everyone (not just the rich guys), there's one thing that connects all these fights: It's Big Money vs. the rest of us.
That's why we've partnered with MoveOn to offer you a way to speak out against Big Money a thousand times over: a stamp to mark your dollar bills with the message, "Resist Big Money in Politics: Amend the Constitution." MoveOn members have been sending that same message through phone calls, rallies, and petitions for years. Now, you can join 65,000 STAMPeders (Ben’s the Head Stamper) who have been spreading that message by turning money into media.
Look, we're tired of being on the defense. Fighting against Trumpcare. Fighting against the Muslim ban. Fighting against a corporate giveaway called an "infrastructure plan" and a massive transfer of wealth to the 1% in the form of a Draconian budget. Fighting against climate-change denial. Fighting against Trump's reckless abuse of power over his team's ties to Russia.
We'd rather be fighting for a few things that we believe in! Medicare for All! Debt free college for all! A gamechanging investment in clean energy! Equality for all Americans!
But we won't win fights FOR any of these things until we deal with the elephant in the room: the destructive force of Big Money in politics. So let's take matters in our own hands ... literally.
Money is the original viral marketing. As it moves from hand to hand, the average stamped bill gets seen by 875 people. So taking 15 seconds to stamp your bill is a lot of "bang for your buck!"
Seriously, though, stamping is effective and fun. Your message gets through because putting it on money is disruptive. And with what we're facing from Washington and corporate media, we'll have to use every tool we have to get our message out.
The power can be in your hands!
Onward to a summer of stamping, saving democracy ... and ice cream, of course.
—Ben & Jerry
P.S. Here's a picture of what a dollar bill looks like after you stamp it! Cool, right?
Want to support MoveOn's work without getting a stamp? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with MoveOn?
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No purchase, payment, or contribution necessary to enter to win. Void where prohibited. Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on July 15, 2017. You may enter by making a donation here. Alternatively, you can enter without making a donation. One winner will receive the following prize package: 52 pints of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (approximate retail value: $234). Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. Promotion open to all U.S. citizens, or lawful permanent U.S. residents who are legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia and 18 or older (or of majority under applicable law). Promotion subject to Official Rules and additional restrictions on eligibility. Sponsor: MoveOn.org Civic Action, 1442 Walnut Street #358, Berkeley, CA 94709.
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