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HR 16 A Bill Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution
Topic Started: 14 Jul 2013, 08:51 PM (363 Views)
Joe Swartz
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48 hours. Vote.

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Congressman WOODWARD (D-CO) on behalf of Senators BRENNINGER (D-NM), and ALLEN (D-MI), and Representatives URBANA (D-VA) and PRIDEUX (D-MA) with thanks to Senators FRANKEN (D-MN), SANDERS (I-VT) and Former Senator BROWN (D-OH) and on behalf of THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES offers..

JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to protect the integrity of our elections, and to limit the corrosive influence of money in our democratic process.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:

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‘Section 1. Whereas the right to vote in public elections belongs only to natural persons as citizens of the United States, so shall the ability to make contributions and expenditures to influence the outcome of public elections belong only to natural persons in accordance with this Article.

‘Section 2. Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to restrict the power of Congress and the States to protect the integrity and fairness of the electoral process, limit the corrupting influence of private wealth in public elections, and guarantee the dependence of elected officials on the people alone by taking actions which may include the establishment of systems of public financing for elections, the imposition of requirements to ensure the disclosure of contributions and expenditures made to influence the outcome of a public election by candidates, individuals, and associations of individuals, and the imposition of content neutral limitations on all such contributions and expenditures.

‘Section 3. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to alter the freedom of the press.

‘Section 4. Congress and the States shall have the power to enforce this Article through appropriate legislation.’.
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Oscar A. Johnson
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Mav'rick Tea Party-er
Nay.
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Brushbeck
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Founder and president of the Whoppers and Cuba Libres Party.
Nay
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Edward Kensington
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AYE
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Call
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I like potatos
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Amos
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The Banjo Senator
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Wolfgang Blitzen
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nay
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Matt Urbana
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Aye
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Jon Goldberg
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Democrat
Aye
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Jahnson
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Former-Never POTUS
Aye
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JMJ
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Nay
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Profundity

No
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Joe Swartz
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Time for voting has ended.

Ayes: 236
Nays: 199

Having failed to receive the 2/3rds necessary to advance, this resolution fails.
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