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Old 04-20-2012, 02:17 PM
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday endorsed a movement announced by other congressional Democrats on Wednesday to ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow Congress to regulate political speech when it is engaged in by corporations as opposed to individuals.

The First Amendment says in part: "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press..."

Television and radio networks, newspapers, publishing houses, movie studios and think tanks, as well as political action committees, are usually organized as, or elements of, corporations.

Pelosi said the Democrats' effort to amend the Constitution is part of a three-pronged strategy that also includes promoting the DISCLOSE Act, which would increase disclosure requirements for organizations running political ads, and “reducing the role of money in campaigns” (which some Democrats have said can be done through taxpayer funding of campaigns).

The constitutional amendment the Democrats seek would reverse the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In that decision the court said that the First Amendment protects a right of free speech for corporations as well as for individuals, and that corporations (including those that produce newspapers, films and books) have a right to speak about politicians and their records just as individuals do.

...At Wednesday’s forum, a number of House and Senate Democrats were joined by representatives from People for the American Way and Common Cause in declaring their dedication to enacting a constitutional amendment to restrict speech by corporations.
Nothing like shutting down free speech so unions can have their way handing over millions to the Master Party, but a company can't...
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Old 04-20-2012, 02:52 PM
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Good luck with that......................

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In the U.S. Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate approve by a two-thirds supermajority vote, a joint resolution amending the Constitution. Amendments so approved do not require the signature of the President of the United States and are sent directly to the states for ratification.

Two-thirds of the state legislatures ask Congress to call a national convention to propose amendments. (This method has never been used.)

To Ratify Amendments

Three-fourths of the state legislatures approve it, or

Ratifying conventions in three-fourths of the states approve it. This method has been used only once -- to ratify the 21st Amendment -- repealing Prohibition.
Amending the US Constitution – Methods For Amending the US Constitution

I doubt very much that even if pelosi were to pull off a miracle and get a super majority in both houses that the people of this country would ratify this. I would also think that most news organizations would be opposed to this and the congressional weasels that voted for it would soon be removed from office.
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I am not so sure, as the top Progressives seem to always get their way in the end.
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Nothing like shutting down free speech so unions can have their way handing over millions to the Master Party, but a company can't...
They are already regulated with censorship.
And the video had no such terminology.
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As much as I can't stand Pelosi, on this one, she kind of has a point. I don't really think the first amendment was intended to cover corporations. Now if an owner of a corporation wants to speak, that's fine and I would defend that to the bitter end. But a corporation as an entity? I don't see how that's even remotely addresssed in the first amendment. The first amendment covers citizens of the United States against infringement by the government of the United States. When a corporation gets a birth certificate and a social security number, then we can talk about the so called rights of the corporation covered in the constitution.
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They are already regulated with censorship.
And the video had no such terminology.
Indeed not. I also think unions would be covered the same as corporations.
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How does a corporation talk??

Only the individuals who comprise a corporation can talk. And their speech is protected. So none of this makes any ****ing sense.
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Pelosi has a better chance of pooping baboon turds than succeeding at changing the First Amendment. Go to Hell, ugly one. Stop messing with the Constitution!
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Pelosi has a better chance of pooping baboon turds than succeeding at changing the First Amendment. Go to Hell, ugly one. Stop messing with the Constitution!
unless it's to amend the definition of marriage...
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unless it's to amend the definition of marriage...
What I said. Stop messing with the Constitution!
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