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This resolution would amend the U.S. Constitution to specify that constitutional rights are only available to people, not corporations or other lawfully established entities. The judiciary would be prohibited from It would also direct government at all levels to restrict contributions and expenditures to political campaigns and ensure that they’re disclosed publicly.

As a joint resolution that would amend the Constitution, this legislation wouldn’t require the approval of the president to be enacted and allow for ratification by states.

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