Posted on 02/02/2010 11:54:09 AM PST by Justaham
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) joined calls to draft a constitutional amendment to mitigate the impact of a Supreme Court decision that lifted limits on corporate spending in politics.
Kerry on Tuesday became the latest Democratic senator to endorse an amendment to address the decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
"I think we need a constitutional amendment to make it clear once and for all that corporations do not have the same free speech rights as individuals," Kerry said during a committee hearing.
Democrats have been mulling legislation to restrict the scope of the court's ruling, which knocked down large portions of existing campaign finance law.
In a 5-4 decision, the court last month held that corporations should be treated under the law the same way individuals are, a ruling that could open the floodgates to unlimited corporate spending in politics.
Some experts say unions may also be allowed to spend freely.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Click this link and you will realize campaign financing, special interest, federalism and term limits can be solved by getting back to what the framer envisioned. Thirty-Thousand.org
Not correct. The ConCon is one way, the other way is through 2/3 majority in congress and ratification by majority of states, if I’m not mistaken (I hope I’m close).
Either way I don’t want any such amendment that seeks to limit the 1st amendment.
Has anyone ever thought that he “swiftboated” himself by going to Vietnam, making an ass of himself there and then betraying real heroes by siding with the enemy?
He is an obscure senator. Case closed.
-PJ
Libs will never get this passed.
Let the French-looking Senator do what he does best: Bloviate.
Congress can propose an amendment to the United States Constitution. This starts the ratification process and it must be ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures...or of constitutional conventions specially elected in each of the states, before it can come into effect.
At such conventions, there could be no change to the Constitution at all. Other things could be done at such a convening. Could be a double edged sword for the politicians in DC. They'd best be very careful what they wish for.
Maybe Maverick John McCain will ‘reach across the aisle’ and say ‘my friends,we need to back this bi-partisan infringement on the 1st Amendment!’(again)
Good luck with that 67 votes needed to get out of the Senate!
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