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MS HC108
Concurrent Resolution
Status
5/3/2012
Primary Sponsor
Karl Gibbs
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AI Summary
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Requests Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V for the sole purpose of proposing an amendment to abolish the concept of corporate personhood.
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Asserts that corporations are human-made legal fictions that should not possess constitutional rights intended for human beings.
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Cites the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision as allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections, which undermines democratic self-governance and forces elected officials to prioritize fundraising over constituent interests.
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Urges the legislative bodies of all states to apply to Congress to call such a constitutional convention, with the amendment requiring ratification by three-fourths of the states to become valid.
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Directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House, Mississippi's Congressional delegation, and presiding officers of all state legislatures.
Legislative Description
Congress; urge to amend U.S. Constitution to prohibit corporations from having certain rights.
Last Action
Died In Committee
5/3/2012