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| Posted by: sarge33rd
- [4609710] Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 09:15
OR becomes 16th state calling for a Consttutional Amendment to overturn CU
Oregon joined 15 other states earlier this week in an official call for Congress to put forth a resolution overturning the Supreme Court's landmark 2010 Citizens United ruling, which opened the floodgates for vast sums of money to flow into elections.
With the state Senate's passage of House Joint Memorial 6, Oregon legislators pushed back against the Supreme Court's ruling that corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, unions and other entities are granted the same free speech rights as individuals, which they are now allowed to express by funneling unlimited amounts of cash into super PACs.
According to the resolution, Congress must propose a constitutional amendment “clarifying the distinction between the rights of natural persons and the rights of corporations” and recognizing “that Congress and state legislatures may regulate all moneys raised and spent for political purposes.” |
| | | 1 | Khahan
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Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 09:28
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Agreed 100%. While CU is a case where I understand the rationale behind the ruling (had it posted in another thread. Basically SCOTUS felt that the freedom of the press gave the press an unfair advantage and special powers in election times to voice it opinion that other corporations didn't have), I still feel it was a crappy application that changed the face of our political system for the worse.
Time to get that over-turned.
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| | | 2 | sarge33rd
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Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 09:38
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The difference which SCOTUS I think misapplied, is that it is the function of the press, to report and to editorialize. It is not for ex GEs function, to do the same.
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| | | 3 | Frick
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Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 10:22
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I can also understand the Supreme Courts ruling, corporations are individuals under the law.
But, I also agree that passing an amendment would be a great change.
By the way, does anyone else get a link to the Oregon college tuition article?
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| | | 4 | sarge33rd
ID: 4609710
Fri, Jul 05, 2013, 10:23
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apologies Frick..must have copy/pasted the wrong window at the time:
corrected link from the OP
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