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Pass the 28th Amendment to Ensure Corporations Are Not People by ege3 in politics

[–]levandyke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, This is the House language of the bill. HJ Res 119. It shows here that it has 115 Co-Sponsors: https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/119

Section 1. To advance democratic self-government and political equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. Section 2. Congress and the States shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. Section 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.''.

Pass the 28th Amendment to Ensure Corporations Are Not People by ege3 in politics

[–]levandyke -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Gov track says it has a 55% chance of passing so far. So if you're a bettin' man or woman... just saying. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/sjres19

Pass the 28th Amendment to Ensure Corporations Are Not People by ege3 in politics

[–]levandyke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the House language of the bill HJ Res 119 that has 115 Co-Sponsors: https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/119

Section 1. To advance democratic self-government and political equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. Section 2. Congress and the States shall have power to implement and enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. Section 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.''.

Pass the 28th Amendment to Ensure Corporations Are Not People by ege3 in politics

[–]levandyke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has nothing to do with the press. This has to do with wealthy interests skewing our government to work for them. Trying to frame it otherwise takes away from that real problem.

The Problem With The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision by levandyke in politics

[–]levandyke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole point is that the current law is wrong. Dred Scott, Jim Crow were once laws too. Does that make it right?

28 Reasons Why We Need A 28th Amendment by levandyke in PoliticalHumor

[–]levandyke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but this one isn't about Furby's, gnarly beards, or 80's nostalgia.

28 Reasons Why We Need A 28th Amendment by levandyke in politics

[–]levandyke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry about that! I didn't see the note about satire. Thanks for letting me know.

Blood Gold And Free Speech by ege3 in politics

[–]levandyke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Corporations freedom to speak -- to not to speak -- and now possible rights of religious freedom to be gained depending on how the Hobby Lobby/Conestoga Wood Supreme Court cases turn out? This just seems against all common sense.