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Nye Bevan

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7. I highly doubt that Congress would legislate to that effect.

Reply to OceanEcosystem (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 22, 2013, 01:41 PM

Feb 2013

Passing the amendment would not affect anyone's free speech unless legislation was passed to that effect. This amendment would allow Congress to ban or limit corporate expenditure to support or oppose candidates.

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Would you support the following Constitutional Amendment as a response to Citizens United? [View all] Nye Bevan Feb 2013 OP

Do You Have Some Kind Of Point In Mind Here, Sir? The Magistrate Feb 2013 #1

I prefer simpler and more direct language: A person shall mean a human being. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2013 #2

Sorry, nobody took that bait. leveymg Feb 2013 #3

So basically, candidates shall not have free speech 6 months before elections? OceanEcosystem Feb 2013 #4

I highly doubt that Congress would legislate to that effect. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #7

I don't know what the point to this is el_bryanto Feb 2013 #5

Would your proposed amendment enable independent expenditures to be banned, Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #8

No way. No text. Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #6