Friday, February 5, 2010

Democrats Consider a Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election

I strongly doubt it will happen, but it does show the disdain the Democrats have for the decision the Supreme Court made in Citizens United v. Federal Election.

http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/03/democrats-consider-constitutional-amendment-to-combat-supreme-court-decision-on-campaign-finance

"Democrats in Congress want to amend the U.S. Constitution to say free speech does not extend to corporations in response to the Supreme Court’s decision allowing freer corporate spending in political campaigns.

On Tuesday, Rep. John Conyers, Michigan Democrat and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Donna F. Edwards, Maryland Democrat, introduced an amendment to combat “the flawed ruling by the Supreme Court allowing corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections.”

The amendment will undo the Supreme Court decision and allow the government to regulate the expenditure of funds by corporations for political speech, according to a release.
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Past related posts:
Berman Post: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Berman Post: Justice Alito Shakes Head And Mouths "Not True" During Obama's State of The Union Address
Berman Post: Reason.tv on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

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