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Supreme Court.......Justice? (Original Post) LongTomH Apr 2014 OP
The Amendment: Loudly Apr 2014 #1
The We the People Amendment LongTomH Apr 2014 #2
 

Loudly

(2,436 posts)
1. The Amendment:
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 02:42 PM
Apr 2014
It shall not be an infringement of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution for Congress to limit by law the raising and expenditure of money in public elections.

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
2. The We the People Amendment
Wed Apr 2, 2014, 03:13 PM
Apr 2014

Proposed by Move to Amend and introduced into the House by Rep. Richard Nolan as House Joint Resolution 29.

We the People Amendment

Section 1. Artificial Entities Such as Corporations Do Not Have Constitutional Rights

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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