Congresswoman Donna Edwards of Maryland has introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn the Court’s ruling.  Joined by Congressman John Conyers, Jr. of Michigan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, the Edwards amendment will ensure that Congress and the states may prohibit corporations from spending their funds for political activity.

Watch the interview with Congresswoman Edwards discussing her constitutional amendment.

The Framers of the Constitution intended the First Amendment to protect the rights of citizens, everyday people, not corporations.  Corporations are not people. They are artificial entities created by the state with state-based advantages. In fact, the recent ruling will certainly drown out the voices of the very citizens the First Amendment was meant to protect.

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