This joint resolution would add a constitutional amendment saying the rights and privileges in the Constitution belong only to natural persons (human beings). It says corporations, limited liability companies, and other artificial entities would not have constitutional rights and could be regulated by federal, state, or local law. The amendment would let governments regulate, limit, or ban contributions and spending in elections, require public disclosure of permitted contributions and spending, and says courts may not treat spending money to influence elections as First Amendment speech. It also says the amendment should not be read to limit freedom of the press.
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The text of the amendment says it would make clear that only natural persons have constitutional rights and that governments should be able to regulate contributions and expenditures so that all citizens, regardless of economic status, have access to the political process and that money does not give someone substantially more influence. The amendment also requires public disclosure of permissible contributions and expenditures.
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