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112
TH
CONGRESS1
ST
S
ESSION
 
S. J. RES.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relatingto contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
N
OVEMBER
1, 2011Mr. U
DALL
of New Mexico (for himself, Mr. B
ENNET
, Mr. H
 ARKIN
, Mr. D
UR
-
BIN
, Mr. S
CHUMER
, Mr. M
ERKLEY
, Mr. W
HITEHOUSE
, Mr. B
EGICH
, andMrs. S
HAHEEN
) introduced the following joint resolution; which was readtwice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the UnitedStates relating to contributions and expenditures in-tended to affect elections.
 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
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of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-
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thirds of each House concurring therein),
That the fol-
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lowing article is proposed as an amendment to the Con-
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stitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all
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intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
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ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several
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States within seven years after the date of its submission
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 by the Congress:
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Granny Tenderstoneleft a comment

if corporations are people, then fetuses will soon be corporations. One thing for sure, zygotes will be required to have social security numbers upon conception if the right isn't careful what they ask for. If miscarried, the fetus would be due a death benefit; IF the idiots don't charge the mother with murder for miscarrying. Sound alarmist? not at all. the right doesn't think ahead.
01 / 31 / 2012
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Lawrence Steinleft a comment

Corporate personhood is an absurdity, a twisting of the 14th Amendment - which was intended to assist former slaves. Congress currently has a 9% approval rating. Who would trust them to fairly regulate campaign finance? This amendment is swiss cheese - full of holes.
11 / 23 / 2011
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Brynda G. Saundersleft a comment

THIS AMENDMENT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY THE "CORPORATE PERSON HOOD" AND "MONEY AS SPEECH". IT WILL DO NO GOOD. BECAUSE THE POWERFUL CAN STILL CIRCUMVENT THE SYSTEM. REALLY DON'T OUR CONGRESS KNOW THAT SEVERAL STATES HAVE BEEN BOUGHT BY IT WEALTHIEST CITIZENS
11 / 06 / 2011
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Tom Royceleft a comment

And, of course, explicitly define personhood.
11 / 05 / 2011
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Tom Royceleft a comment

With all due respect to Sen. Udall, this amendment does nothing to get money out of the political system. It puts the kids in charge of creating the rules for the candy store. What needs to be done--and what some have mentioned here--is to redefine what lobbying is, and make it illegal for lobbyists, or those who hire them, to contribute to a political campaign of any sort.
11 / 05 / 2011
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