SCR13 SFA Woelfel 3-10 #1

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            Senators Woelfel and Beach moved to amend the resolution on page one, in the first Whereas clause, after the words “balanced budget amendment” by inserting the words “and an amendment ensuring that corporate entities are not people”;

            On page one, in the first Whereas clause, by striking out the words “proposing an amendment” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “proposing amendments”;

            On page one, in the first Whereas clause, after the words “appropriate fiscal restraints” by inserting the words “and ensure that corporate entities are not people and do not have the same First Amendment free speech rights as natural persons”;

            On page one, in the second Whereas clause, after the words “do not pertain to” by inserting the word “either”;

            On page one, in the second Whereas clause, after the word “restraints” by inserting the words “or an amendment ensuring that corporate entities are not people and do not have the same First Amendment free speech rights as natural persons”;

            On page two, in the second Whereas clause, after the word “subject” by inserting the words “not set forth in this resolution”;

            On page two, after the third Whereas clause, by inserting the following:

            “Whereas, This application is to be considered as covering the corporate entity personhood amendment language of the presently outstanding applications following Citizens United from other states, including previously adopted applications from Vermont, California, Illinois and New Jersey. This application shall be aggregated with those other applications for the purpose of attaining the two thirds of states necessary to require the calling of a convention for proposing an amendment ensuring that corporate entities are not people and do not have First Amendment free speech rights, but shall not be aggregated with any applications on any other subject not set forth in this resolution; and”;

            On page two, in the Resolved clause, after the words “proposing a balanced budget amendment” by inserting the words “and an amendment to ensure that corporate entities are not people and do not have First Amendment free speech rights, thereby reversing a portion of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), holding”;

            On page two, in the first Further Resolved clause, after the words “balanced budget amendment” by inserting the words “and to ensure that corporate entities are not people and do not have First Amendment free speech rights as natural persons”;

            On page three, in the first Further Resolved clause, after the word “restraints” by inserting the words “and to ensure that corporate entities are not people and do not have the same First Amendment free speech rights as natural persons”;

            And,

            By striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

            Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 13--Urging the Congress of the United States to propose a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution and applying to the Congress, pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, to call a convention for proposing a balanced budget amendment and an amendment to ensure that corporate entities are not people and do not have First Amendment free speech rights, thereby reversing a portion of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), holding.

adopted

rejected