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This bill is a resolution calling on the United States Congress to propose a constitutional amendment addressing campaign finance and corporate rights. Specifically, the resolution seeks to clarify that constitutional rights apply only to natural persons (individual human beings), not to artificial entities like corporations, and that spending money in elections should not be considered protected speech under the First Amendment. The proposed amendment would establish four key principles: (1) constitutional rights are reserved for natural persons only, (2) organizations would have no separate constitutional rights beyond their members' rights and would be subject to regulation, (3) governments would be empowered to regulate campaign contributions to ensure equal political access regardless of economic status, and (4) all permissible political contributions would require public disclosure. The resolution aims to address concerns that recent Supreme Court decisions, particularly Citizens United v. FEC, have undermined democratic principles by giving corporations excessive political influence and equating money with free speech. If passed, the resolution would direct Minnesota's Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to key federal legislative and executive officials, including Congressional leaders and Minnesota's representatives in Congress.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1033&ssn=0&y=2025