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MN HF3650
Bill
Status
3/29/2016
Primary Sponsor
Raymond Dehn
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AI Summary
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Requests Congress propose a constitutional amendment clarifying that constitutional rights belong only to natural persons and not artificial entities like corporations.
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Proposes amendment language stating spending money to influence elections is not protected speech under the First Amendment and that entities have no constitutional rights separate from their members' rights.
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Authorizes Minnesota to apply to Congress for a constitutional convention to propose the amendment if Congress fails to do so within a specified timeframe.
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Mandates Congress must call a convention within six months if at least two-thirds of state legislatures apply for one regarding the same or substantially similar amendment.
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Directs Minnesota Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to Congress leadership, federal Senate and House members, and calls on other states to pass similar resolutions.
Legislative Description
Elections; a resolution memorializing Congress to clarify that 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
Author added Freiberg.
5/2/2016