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GA SR410
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/27/2013
Primary Sponsor
Nan Orrock
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AI Summary
- Requests that the U.S. Congress and President work across party lines to propose a constitutional amendment prohibiting corporations and other entities from making unlimited independent expenditures supporting or opposing candidates for public office
- Responds directly to the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 130 S.Ct. 876 (2010), which struck down previous prohibitions on unlimited independent corporate expenditures in elections
- Asserts that hundreds of millions of dollars spent by corporations and other entities since Citizens United have funded negative ads that misinform voters rather than promote productive discussion
- Notes that unlimited independent expenditures by individuals, while not addressed by the Citizens United ruling, also distort the political process and undermine equal citizen participation
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the President, all members of Congress, and the presiding officers of the legislatures of all 49 other states
Legislative Description
U.S President and Congress; prohibit corporations from making unlimited independent expenditures supporting/opposing candidates for public office
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
3/12/2014
Full Bill Text
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