A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court Citizens United v. FEC; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights are 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; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such a clarification
Minnesota's Senate Resolution SF 569 is a symbolic request to Congress, not a binding law. It asks Congress to propose a constitutional amendment clarifying that constitutional rights apply only to natural persons (people), not corporations or other artificial entities. The resolution specifically requests that Congress amend the Constitution to: (1) limit constitutional rights to people, (2) allow government to regulate campaign spending as non-speech, and (3) require public disclosure of political contributions. The bill directly affects Minnesota's relationship with Congress, urging federal action to overturn the *Citizens United* Supreme Court decision.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 23, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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Jan 23, 2025
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Jan 23, 2025
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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