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H.J.Res.54 Constitutional Amendment: Rights for Natural Persons Only
Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (119th Congress)
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Citizens United extended 1st Amendment to corporations; amendment would reverse documented effects of corporate political spending.
U.S. Const. art. V — amendment process
- Citizens United v. FEC, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) — extended 1st Amendment protections to corporate political spending
- Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, 118 U.S. 394 (1886) — corporate personhood precedent
Constitutional amendment limiting rights to natural persons. The amendment addresses documented effects of corporate political spending enabled by Citizens United.