SF 569: A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court Citizens United v. FEC; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights are protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such a clarification

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SF 569 is a bill introduced in the Minnesota Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A resolution memorializing Congress to overturn the United States Supreme Court Citizens United v. FEC; requesting that Congress clarify that the rights are protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons and not the rights of artificial entities and that spending money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment; asking that Congress propose a constitutional amendment to provide such a clarification. Primary sponsor: John Marty (Democratic-Farmer-Labor). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2025): Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Rules and Administration.

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