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Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:49 AM
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Following Citizens United, Minn Democrats want constitutional amendment to clarify ‘natural person"
Source: Washington Independent

Following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United, Minnesota Democrats are proposing a constitutional amendment to define an individual as a “natural person.” The 2010 ruling gave corporations certain rights as “persons” and allowed them to engage in new levels of political activity. Sen. Scott Dibble of Minneapolis said the DFL bill is aimed at curtailing the idea that corporate entities have the same rights as human beings.


Read more: http://washingtonindependent.com/106541/following-citizens-united-minnesota-democrats-want-constitutional-amendment-to-clarify-%E2%80%98natural-person%E2%80%99



This is how we have to do it peeps...one law and ballot measure at a time. :0) The people win when it comes to voting...because the corporations can't vote....yet.
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:50 AM
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1. the 28th - Corporations are not People Spread the Word
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Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 03:03 PM
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8. can you elaborate?
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 03:43 PM
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9. Sure... the 28th Ammendment should address campaign financing
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Poll_Blind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:56 AM
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2. YES.
PB
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:58 AM
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3. An Excellent Initiative, Sir
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Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 02:50 PM
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7. but can we do one in every state?
because the states that don't pass it...well, then they are going to get used and used bad.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:58 AM
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4. K&R
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bluethruandthru Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 12:04 PM
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5. Excellent! n/t
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raouldukelives Donating Member (945 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 12:04 PM
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6. K&R
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-21-11 11:11 PM
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10. Good news... Needs to be done in every state.
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Snoutport Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-24-11 11:48 AM
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11. I agree with you!
how do we do that?!
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