Big corporations have money and power to make sure every rule breaks their way; people have voices and votes to push back.

What brought me out here is fairness. ... It's a waste of money, a political power grab by the big corporations. If they silence our voice, they'll have the right to do whatever they want. If we lose our voice, this country will be a two-party system - the very, very rich and the very, very poor.

You can put handcuffs on people who push the envelope. When they break the law, they deserve to have handcuffs.

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

When you have no real power, go public -- really public. The public is where the real power is.

If the big banks expect to buy influence when they give money to favored think tanks, then the public has a right to know. If the big banks don't expect to buy influence and are merely making charitable contributions, then their shareholders have a right to know. Either way, there's no excuse for keeping these payments secret.