MO HCR17

Urges United States Congress to propose a constitutional amendment stating that corporations are not human beings and do not possess the same rights as citizens of the United States

Objects to judicial interpretation granting constitutional protections and civil rights to corporations, arguing this usurps rights intended for human persons

Cites the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision as allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections, creating unequal political influence

Asserts that corporations are human-made legal fictions that should remain subservient to human beings and governments

Directs the Missouri House Chief Clerk to send copies of this resolution to leaders and members of the United States Congress and Missouri's Congressional delegation