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MN SF49
Bill
Status
1/17/2013
Primary Sponsor
Roger Reinert
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AI Summary
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Requests Congress propose a constitutional amendment limiting constitutional rights to natural persons only, denying rights protections to artificial entities such as corporations and LLCs.
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Proposes amendment language stating artificial entities are subject to regulation by federal, state, or local government and their privileges are not inherent or inalienable.
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Authorizes Congress to regulate, limit, or prohibit all contributions and expenditures in elections to ensure equal access to the political process regardless of economic status.
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Requires public disclosure of all permissible campaign contributions and expenditures, and establishes that money spent to influence elections does not constitute free speech under the First Amendment.
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Applies to Congress to call a constitutional convention if Congress fails to propose the amendment within six months after two-thirds of state legislatures submit similar applications, and directs Minnesota's Secretary of State to transmit copies to federal leadership.
Legislative Description
Resolution requesting Congress to propose a constitutional amendment and, if Congress does not propose an amendment, applying to Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment clarifying the rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary
1/17/2013