US Senators From Montana and New Mexico Lead With Key Constitutional Amendments

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Jeff Clements

Senator Jon Tester from Montana and Senator Tom Udall from New Mexico have joined to introduce the two key Constitutional Amendment resolutions to overturn Citizens United.  Emphasizing that “corporations are not people,” Senator Tester introduced a Constitutional amendment that would reverse the  fabrication of corporate Constitutional rights

Here’s Senator Tester:

Joining Senator Tester, New Mexico Senator Tom Udall introduced the Constitutional amendment language that would permit Congress and the States to limit election spending and contributions, overturning the 5-4 Citizens United decision that deprived Americans of the right to do that.

Both Constitutional amendment provisions have been introduced in the House by Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, and have dozens of co-sponsors.

Free Speech For People has more details here.

Also, Representative Nolan has combined the two key provisions into one resolution. Move to Amend has details here.

About Jeff Clements

Jeff serves as President of American Promise, a nonpartisan national movement to reform and renew America's political system to combat corruption and secure freedom and equal opportunity for all Americans. He has practiced law for three decades in public service and in a private firm, and is the author of Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money & Global Corporations. He is also the founder of Whaleback Partners LLC, which provides sustainable financing to businesses in the local agriculture economy. Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClementsJeff LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-clements/
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