Following Citizens United, Minn Democrats want constitutional amendment to clarify ‘natural person"

[Snoutport]

Source: Washington Independent

Following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, Minnesota Democrats are proposing a constitutional amendment to define an individual as a “natural person.” The 2010 ruling gave corporations certain rights as “persons” and allowed them to engage in new levels of political activity. Sen. Scott Dibble of Minneapolis said the DFL bill is aimed at curtailing the idea that corporate entities have the same rights as human beings.


Read more: http://washingtonindependent.com/106541/following-citizens-united-minnesota-democrats-want-constitutional-amendment-to-clarify-%E2%80%98natural-person%E2%80%99

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This is how we have to do it peeps...one law and ballot measure at a time. :0) The people win when it comes to voting...because the corporations can't vote....yet.

[Scuba]

1. the 28th - Corporations are not People Spread the Word

[Snoutport]

8. can you elaborate?

[Scuba]

9. Sure... the 28th Ammendment should address campaign financing

[Poll_Blind]

2. YES.

PB

[The Magistrate]

3. An Excellent Initiative, Sir

[Snoutport]

7. but can we do one in every state?

because the states that don't pass it...well, then they are going to get used and used bad.

[highplainsdem]

4. K&R

[bluethruandthru]

5. Excellent! n/t

[raouldukelives]

6. K&R

[freshwest]

10. Good news... Needs to be done in every state.

[Snoutport]

11. I agree with you!

how do we do that?!