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(Original Signature of Member)

111TH CONGRESS2D SESSION H. J. RES. ll

Proposing the Doris Granny D Haddock Amendment of 2010 to the

Constitution of the United States regarding the authority of Congress

and the States to regulate the spending and activities of corporations

with regard to political campaigns and campaigns for election for public

office.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. HODES introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to

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JOINT RESOLUTIONProposing the Doris Granny D Haddock Amendment of

2010 to the Constitution of the United States regarding

the authority of Congress and the States to regulate

the spending and activities of corporations with regard

to political campaigns and campaigns for election for

public office.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives1

of the United States of America in Congress assembled2

(two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the fol-3

lowing article, which may be cited as the Doris Granny4

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D Haddock Amendment of 2010, is proposed as an1

amendment to the Constitution of the United States,2

which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part3

of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of4

three-fourths of the several States within seven years after5

the date of its submission for ratification:6

ARTICLE7

SECTION 1. The sovereign right of the people to gov-8

ern and hold free elections being essential to a free democ-9

racy, this constitution shall not be construed to limit the10

authority of Congress or the States to regulate, with re-11

gard to the impact on any political campaign or campaign12

for election for public office, the spending and activities13

of any corporation, limited liability partnership, business14

trust, or other corporate entity created by State or Federal15

law or the law of another nation.16

SECTION 2. Nothing contained in this article shall17

be construed to abridge the freedom of the press..18

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