If you want a government that truly is 'of, by, and for the people', the first order of business is to dramatically reduce corporate influence in the making of public policy. The best way to do that is to remove them as much as possible from the political process.
Move to Amend, a national grassroots movement, is working to do just that with their proposal for a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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Move to Amend's Proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution
House Joint Resolution 29 introduced February 14, 2013
The rights protected by the Constitution of the United States are the rights of natural persons only.
Artificial entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state shall have no rights under this Constitution and are subject to regulation by the People, through Federal, State, or local law.
The privileges of artificial entities shall be determined by the People, through Federal, State, or local law, and shall not be construed to be inherent or inalienable.
Section 2. [Money is Not Free Speech]
Federal, State, and local government shall regulate, limit, or prohibit contributions and expenditures, including a candidate's own contributions and expenditures, to ensure that all citizens, regardless of their economic status, have access to the political process, and that no person gains, as a result of their money, substantially more access or ability to influence in any way the election of any candidate for public office or any ballot measure.
Federal, State, and local government shall require that any permissible contributions and expenditures be publicly disclosed.
The judiciary shall not construe the spending of money to influence elections to be speech under the First Amendment.
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