{"id":1500,"date":"2010-05-14T02:34:54","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T09:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2010-05-14T02:34:54","modified_gmt":"2010-05-14T09:34:54","slug":"an-oregonian-leads-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/14\/an-oregonian-leads-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"An Oregonian Leads the Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Corporations are NOT people!  Money is NOT speech!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"KurtSchraeder\"<\/font><\/a> <\/font><\/p>\n

Oregon Representative Kurt Schraeder has introduced a Constitutional Amendment to Counter the criminal Citizens United<\/em> decision by the Extreme Court.  It addresses the second half of my mantra.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Article<\/strong><\/p>\n

Section 1<\/strong>. The Congress shall have power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents to candidates standing for election to a federal office in the United States and to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the expenditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of an election for federal office in the United States.<\/p>\n

Whenever Congress should exercise such power, it must apply equally and uniformly to all individual persons recognized as citizens of the United States.<\/p>\n

Whenever Congress should exercise such power on associations of citizens of the United States, it must apply equally and uniformly to all associations of citizens of the United States.<\/p>\n

Section 2<\/strong>. Each of the several States shall have power to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate the contribution of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents to candidates standing for election to public office in the State and to prohibit, limit, and otherwise regulate expenditure of funds or donation of in-kind equivalents used to support or purchase media advertisements intended to influence the outcome of an election for public office or plebiscite in the State.<\/p>\n

Whenever a State should exercise such power, it must apply equally and uniformly to all individual persons recognized as citizens of the State.<\/p>\n

Whenever a State should exercise such power on associations of citizens of the State, it must apply equally and uniformly to all associations of citizens of the State.<\/p>\n

Section 3<\/strong>. No person who is not a citizen of the United States, association of persons not citizens of the United States, foreign governments, or persons acting as agents thereof may contribute funds or donate in-kind equivalents to candidates standing for election to public office in the United States or otherwise expend funds or donate in-kind equivalents in a manner intended to influence the outcome an election for public office or plebiscite in the United States.<\/p>\n

The Congress shall have exclusive power to enforce this section by appropriate legislation.<\/p>\n

Section 4<\/strong>. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. [emphasis original<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Inserted from <Blue Oregon<\/a>><\/p>\n

I do not expect this to be ratified, but it does define the issue and serves to help separate progressives from pigs.  Bravo!<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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