Wed September 10, 2014 9:08 pm
Section 1. To advance democratic self-government and political
equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the electoral
process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable limits
on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to
influence elections.
Section 2. Congress and the States shall have power to implement
and enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may
distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other
artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such
entities from spending money to influence elections.
Section 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant
Congress or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the
press.
Wed September 10, 2014 9:12 pm
Wed September 10, 2014 11:41 pm
cutuphalfdead wrote:Pretty much my thoughts on this. I might be in favor of some amendment that would overturn Citizen's United and allow better regulation of campaign financing, but this draft is far too vague and therefor dangerous.
Tue November 15, 2016 1:31 am
Tue November 15, 2016 5:28 am
Green Habit wrote:I really enjoyed this article:
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/ ... corruption
One debate I've gotten into several times with lefties I know in recent years is how Democrats have talked a lot but haven't walked the walk on this issue. I particularly called Obama a hypocrite when he was saying Citizens United should be overturned while still taking full advantage of the ruling, and that criticism applies to Hillary Clinton as well. The retort I would get was pretty much "hate the game, not the player." Well, as it turns out, a lot of voters (rightly or wrongly) did hate the player.