,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ebe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,sanders introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,proposing an amendment to the  
,constitution of the ,united ,states to 
restore the rights of the ,american     
people that were taken away by the      
,supreme ,court's decision in the       
,citizens ,united case and related      
decisions1 to protect the integrity of  
our elections1 and to limit the         
corrosive influence of money in our     
democratic process4  ,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 ,states3   --  #a4 ,whereas the 
right to vote in public elections       
belongs only to natural persons as      

citizens of the ,united ,states1 so     
shall the ability to make contributions 
and expenditures to influence the       
outcome of public elections belong only 
to natural persons in accordance with   
this ,article4  #b4 ,nothing in this    
,constitution shall be construed to     
restrict the power of ,congress and the 
,states to protect the integrity and    
fairness of the electoral process1 limit
 the corrupting influence of private    
wealth in public elections1 and         
guarantee the dependence of elected     
officials on the people alone by taking 
actions which may include the           
establishment of systems of public      
financing for elections1 the imposition 
of requirements to ensure the disclosure
 of contributions and expenditures made 
to influence the outcome of a public    
election by candidates1 individuals1 and
 associations of individuals1 and the   
imposition of content neutral           
limitations on all such contributions   
and expenditures4  #c4 ,nothing in this 

,article shall be construed to alter the
 freedom of the press4  #d4 ,congress   
and the ,states shall have the power to 
enforce this ,article through           
appropriate legislation4  4