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This resolution calls on legislators at state and federal levels to support a constitutional amendment that would abolish corporate personhood and the doctrine of money as speech, stemming from concerns about the impact of corporate influence on democratic processes. The resolution argues that corporations are human-made legal entities that should not be granted constitutional rights equivalent to human persons, and criticizes the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which allowed unlimited corporate spending in elections. Specifically, the resolution highlights how corporate wealth and media control can distort democratic principles by giving wealthy entities disproportionate political influence, effectively undermining the "one person, one vote" concept. The Ohio House of Representatives supports the Move to Amend campaign, encouraging other communities to adopt similar resolutions and promoting public education about the threats corporate personhood poses to democratic self-governance. The resolution ultimately seeks to return political power to human persons by challenging the legal interpretation that equates money with speech and grants corporations rights intended for individual citizens.

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https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hr211