West Virginia House Of Delegates Calls For Citizens United Constitutional Amendment
Source: Huffington Post
The Democratic-controlled West Virginia House of Delegates voted Thursday to call on Congress to enact a constitutional amendment overturning the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
The resolution, which passed 60-39, asks for Congress to draft a constitutional amendment which would allow for corporations to be regulated in terms of how much money they could donate and spend on behalf of political candidates, The State-Journal reported. In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations could not be regulated on campaign spending, deeming that they were covered under the First Amendment to freedom of speech when it came to campaign donations. A number of Democratic lawmakers and others have been seeking to overturn the decision
A constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United is gaining steam among Democrats in Congress as well. Earlier this month, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told a town hall meeting in his district that he supported such a measure. Last month, Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) indicated he supported the proposal.
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