S.J.Res.29 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

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  • Official: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. as introduced.

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10/31/11
 
 
 

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Tom Udall

D-NM

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This constitutional amendment would overturn the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and 1976 Buckley v. Valeo rulings by asserting that Congress and state legislatures have authority to regulate the raising and spending of money for elections.
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11/1/2011--Introduced.Constitutional Amendment - Grants Congress and the states the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and in kind equivalents with respect to federal and state elections, respectively.

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01/26/12
Wyden backs amendment to overturn Citizens United ruling

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) announced on Thursday that he was supporting a proposed constitutional amendment that would overturn the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling in Citizens United v. the Federal Elections Commission. “Americans deserve to ...

Source: Raw Story
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01/16/12
OP-ED: Corporate Personhood Cannot Withstand Organized Persons

Of course everything need not be in one amendment if more than one can be passed. Senator Tom Udall's SJRes29, like Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur's HJRes8, Congresswoman Betty Sutton's HJRes86, and Congressman Kurt Schrader's HJRes72, goes after ...

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01/09/12
Overturning Citizens United: A Movement Moment

It is no secret that our political system is corrupted by the influence of corporate money in elections. Pick any issue - financial regulation, energy policy, healthcare reform - and its problems can be traced back to unspoken quid quo pro agreements ...

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04/30/12
Unfinished Struggle

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Unfinished Struggle

Dear Mr. Win: Thank you for your message about human rights abuses in Burma and Senate Joint Resolution 29 (S.J. Res. 29). I appreciate hea... FREE MIN KO NAING, STUDENTS AND ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS. When the present ...

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Unfinished Struggle

Dear Mr. Win: Thank you for your message about human rights abuses in Burma and Senate Joint Resolution 29 (S.J. Res. 29). I appreciate hea... FREE MIN KO NAING, STUDENTS AND ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS. When the present ...

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