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# John Bonifaz

(1966)   Lawyer

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John Bonifaz is a lawyer.

## Quick Facts About John Bonifaz

Born January 1, 1966

Profession Lawyer

## About John Bonifaz

American lawyer... \| John C. Bonifaz is an Amherst-based attorney and political activist specializing in constitutional law and voting rights. He is the president and co-founder of Free Speech for People. He is also the founder of the National Voting Rights Institute and a former candidate for Massachusetts Secretary of

##  Quotes by John Bonifaz

> [For the first 200 years of our nation's history, corporations were never defined by the courts as persons with free speech rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonifaz/for-the-first-200-years-of-our-nation-s-history-corporations-were/)

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[Amendments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amendments/)

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> [Pay 2 Play vividly tells the story of the threat posed to our political process by big money interests and what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonifaz/pay-2-play-vividly-tells-the-story-of-the-threat-posed-to-our/)

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[Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/)

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> [Nelson Mandela said: 'It always seems impossible until it's done.' Peace is possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonifaz/nelson-mandela-said-it-always-seems-impossible-until-it-s-done-peace/)

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[Achieved success](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieved-success/)

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