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This resolution urges support for a constitutional amendment that would give states more power to regulate campaign financing. The resolution highlights concerns about how the U.S. Supreme Court has increasingly treated election spending as a form of free speech, which the authors believe can potentially overwhelm the speech rights of ordinary citizens and narrow political debate. The preamble emphasizes that Wisconsin residents have a strong interest in promoting robust political discourse, protecting political equality, and maintaining principles of federalism (the balance of power between state and federal governments). By seeking a constitutional amendment, the resolution aims to restore states' ability to enact reasonable regulations on election spending, invoking the framers' original intent of allowing states to modify the Constitution to "make it and our union ever more perfect" and to protect self-government and liberty. The resolution appears to be a response to recent Supreme Court decisions that have expanded corporate and wealthy individuals' ability to spend money in political campaigns.

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/joint_resolution/ajr57