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Is it difficult to pass the Sobriety Test?

Is the Official Sobriety Test for addiction to corporate power & money in politics difficult to pass?

Answer

Asserting that our electoral campaigns are:

a) corporations are not people, and that
b) campaigns are not privately-owned (or for sale), but citizen-owned

is about as simple a pro-democracy affirmation there is. A democracy, requires that elections never fall under an influence other than that of the demos, the People, in the word's Greek roots. Allowing any other influence is to fail our democracy.

If a sitting official or candidate is not able to commit to this language, National Intervention members, chapters, and leaders will offer ways to better understand the terms of the sobriety checkpoint.

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