HI SCR36

Urges Hawaii's congressional delegation to propose and pass a constitutional amendment clarifying that corporations are not people with constitutional rights and that unlimited campaign spending is not free speech.

Argues that the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) decision reversed previous limits on corporate spending and threatens democratic self-government by allowing unlimited corporate influence in elections.

References Justice Stevens' observation that money is property, not speech, and notes widespread public opposition to the Citizens United ruling.

Requires certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Governor, and all county mayors.

Invokes Article V of the U.S. Constitution as the mechanism for states to correct Supreme Court decisions that challenge democratic principles.