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OH HR65
Resolution
Status
5/25/2021
Primary Sponsor
Michael Skindell
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AI Summary
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Calls on state and federal legislators to support a constitutional amendment abolishing corporate personhood and the doctrine of money as speech
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Argues that corporations are human-made legal entities that should not possess constitutional rights intended for human beings
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Criticizes the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) decision for allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections, creating unequal access to the political process
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Asserts that money is property, not speech, and that corporate wealth allows corporations to wield coercive legal force that overpowers human beings and communities
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Urges other communities and jurisdictions to adopt similar resolutions and directs the House Clerk to transmit copies to Ohio's Senate President and congressional delegation
Legislative Description
Urge Constitutional amendment to ban corporate personhood.
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to Committee: Government Oversight
5/25/2021