[EL] correction re vote on constitutional amendment

[Mark Schmitt]

Incidentally, the amendment as passed by subcommittee is somewhat different
from Udall's S.J. Res. 19 as introduced.  It adds a meaningless nod to the
"corporations aren't people" crowd, and adds the word "reasonable" before
the word "limits." From what I watched of the markup, the Dems seemed to be
arguing that this word would be sufficient to stop the
non-viewpoint-neutral or non-content-neutral regulations that Cruz was
warning about and that we discussed in an earlier thread.

Amended version, as found at
http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/executive-business-meeting-2014-06-18


‘‘SECTION 1. To advance democratic self-government
 and political equality, and to protect the integrity of government and the
electoral process, Congress and the States may regulate and set reasonable
limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to
influence elections.

 ‘‘SECTION 2. Congress and the States shall have power to implement and
enforce this article by appropriate legislation, and may distinguish
between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities
created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money
to influence elections.

‘‘SECTION 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to grant Congress
or the States the power to abridge the freedom of the press.’’.

Mark Schmitt
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On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 9:54 AM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

>    Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee [Corrected] Votes 5-4 in Favor
> of Campaign Finance Amendment <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62507>
>  Posted on June 19, 2014 6:50 am <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=62507> by Rick
> Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
>
> So reports Peter Overby.
> <https://twitter.com/peteroverby/status/479358474066087936>
>
> [This post has been corrected and bumped to the top.]
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