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Title

An Act Directing the Maine Legislature to Apply to the United States Congress to Call a Constitutional Convention for the Sole Purpose of Proposing a Constitutional Amendment Regarding the Status of Corporations as People and the Role of Money in the Election Process

Summary

This initiated bill directs the Legislature to submit an application to the Congress of the United States under the provisions of the United States Constitution, Article V for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that requires safeguarding access to the political process for all United States citizens regardless of income by establishing that:

1. The rights of corporations and artificial entities are subordinate to the rights of natural persons. Corporations and artificial entities are the creation of government for the purpose of promoting the life, health, and general welfare of the public and may be regulated, modified or abolished by government to accomplish that purpose; and

2. The spending of money to influence elections is not speech under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and may be reasonably regulated by federal, state and local government in order to prevent the appearance or reality of corruption, and to promote a greater balance, participation and equality of citizens in the electoral process.

Complete We The People Maine Citizen Initiative

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. Application. The voters of this State direct the Legislature of Maine to submit the following application to the Congress of the United States.

1. The Legislature of Maine hereby applies to the Congress of the United States, under the provisions of the United States Constitution, Article V, for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that requires safeguarding access to the political process for all United States citizens regardless of income by establishing that:

A. Corporations are not people. The rights of corporations and artificial entities are subordinate to the rights of natural persons. Corporations and artificial entities are the creation of government for the purpose of promoting the life, health, and general welfare of the public and may be regulated, modified or abolished by government to accomplish that purpose; and

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