,,ia  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #bi  ,,in ,,the ,,house  
,,of ,,representatives  ,february #ad1  
#bjac ,mr4 ,nolan 7for himself and ,mr4 
,pocan7 introduced the following joint  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,,joint   
,,resolution  ,proposing an amendment to
 the ,constitution of the ,united       
,states providing that the rights       
extended by the ,constitution are the   
rights of natural persons only4  ,that  
the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states1 which shall be valid to
 all intents and purposes as part of the
 ,constitution when ratified by the     
legislatures of three-fourths of the    
several ,states within seven years after
 the date of its submission for         
ratification3   --  #a4 ,the rights     
protected by the ,constitution of the   
,united ,states are the rights of       
natural persons only4 ,artificial       
entities1 such as corporations1 limited 

liability companies1 and other entities1
 established by the laws of any ,state1 
the ,united ,states1 or any foreign     
state shall have no rights under this   
,constitution and are subject to        
regulation by the ,people1 through      
,federal1 ,state1 or local law4 ,the    
privileges of artificial entities shall 
be determined by the ,people1 through   
,federal1 ,state1 or local law1 and     
shall not be construed to be inherent or
 inalienable4  #b4 ,federal1 ,state and 
local government shall regulate1 limit1 
or prohibit contributions and           
expenditures1 including a candidate's   
own contributions and expenditures1 for 
the purpose of influencing in any way   
the election of any candidate for public
 office or any ballot measure4 ,federal1
 ,state and local government shall      
require that any permissible            
contributions and expenditures be       
publicly disclosed4 ,the judiciary shall
 not construe the spending of money to  
influence elections to be speech under  

the ,first ,amendment4  #c4 ,nothing    
contained in this amendment shall be    
construed to abridge the freedom of the 
press4  4