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8. Fair enough (nt)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 06:01 PM

Nov 2014

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Would you support this constitutional amendment to counter Citizens United? [View all] Nye Bevan Nov 2014 OP

Would it include PAC's and labor unions? badtoworse Nov 2014 #1

No, I was trying to word it to only affect corporations (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #2

Then I wouldn't support it. badtoworse Nov 2014 #5

Fair enough (nt) Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #8

Most unions I'm familiar with Sgent Nov 2014 #29

Sounds like YarnAddict Nov 2014 #30

Citizens United needs to be TBF Nov 2014 #3

I'm not sure what you mean by "overturned in its entirety". Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #6

I'll stick with Move to Amend. nt Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #4

By "political rights" do you mean "constitutional rights"? Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #10

I mean the right to participate in politics. bemildred Nov 2014 #11

It doesn't go far enough meow2u3 Nov 2014 #13

Yeah, I like that too. You'd think it was obvious. nt bemildred Nov 2014 #15

So rights shouldn't extend to legal entities? Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #19

Personhood shouldn't extend to legal entities nt meow2u3 Nov 2014 #20

As long as it is applied equally, I don't have a problem with it. Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #21

I'd support a Congress who would pass a law to that effect... Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2014 #18

#5 doesn't go far enough. Get rid of the 2A Ampersand Unicode Nov 2014 #25

It could. Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #24

I'm very wary of speech restrictions. tritsofme Nov 2014 #26

No. Too vague and arbitrary bluestateguy Nov 2014 #27