AJR 22 Summary

• Expresses the California Legislature's disagreement with the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) decision.

• Calls upon the U.S. Congress to propose and send to the states for ratification a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and restore fair elections.

• Argues that the First Amendment was designed to protect individual free speech rights, not corporate speech, and that corporations are state-created entities with structural advantages in campaign spending.

• Contends that Citizens United threatens democracy by unleashing unrestricted corporate spending in elections and invalidating state campaign finance restrictions.

• Directs the Assembly Chief Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, Vice President, Congressional leadership, and California's federal representatives and senators.