tommyrp12
08-18-2015, 02:22 PM
Title of Petition: Constitutional Amendment to Declare, “Corporations Are Not People, Money Is
Not Speech” (http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/government/2013-petitions/13-01.pdf)
Initiative Petition
to amend the
Massachusetts Constitution
to declare that
"Corporations are not people, money is not speech”
The Constitution of the Commonwealth is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the
following Article of Amendment:
Section 1. Corporations are not people and may be regulated. The rights afforded
to the human inhabitants of the Commonwealth, under this Constitution, are not
applicable to corporations, limited liability companies or any other corporate
entity. Any references to persons, citizens, inhabitants, subjects, men, people,
individuals or like terms in this Constitution, are not to be construed in any way to
be referring to a corporation, limited liability company or other corporate entities.
Corporations, limited liability companies and any other corporate entity shall do
business in this state under the regulation of laws passed by the legislature which
shall set the rights of such entities to do business to promote the common good and
strengthen the social compact of this Commonwealth.
Section 2. Money is not free speech and may be regulated. To protect our political
process and the functioning of government to serve in the best interests of the
citizens of the Commonwealth, money shall not be considered free speech. The
legislature shall have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and
in-kind equivalents for any primary or election of a public official and for ballot
measures. This shall include regulation of any advertising for or against any
candidate in a primary or election for public office and any ballot measure.
Section 3. Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed to abridge the
freedom of the press.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Corporations-Are-Not-People/214516701957710
So what do you think? I like almost everything. Except the social compact wording that has always been a pet peeve i'v had about this states constitution.
What is a mystery to me is what then is considered a corporation and the requirement to register a business. After all freedom of association is a right of the people including for contractual purposes like business. It seems like they would just not get a license to do business in the state and not be regulated any different than the people. Which i'm certainly for if that is the end result. ARNARCHY!!! well almost. It's state enforced anarchy.
Not Speech” (http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/government/2013-petitions/13-01.pdf)
Initiative Petition
to amend the
Massachusetts Constitution
to declare that
"Corporations are not people, money is not speech”
The Constitution of the Commonwealth is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the
following Article of Amendment:
Section 1. Corporations are not people and may be regulated. The rights afforded
to the human inhabitants of the Commonwealth, under this Constitution, are not
applicable to corporations, limited liability companies or any other corporate
entity. Any references to persons, citizens, inhabitants, subjects, men, people,
individuals or like terms in this Constitution, are not to be construed in any way to
be referring to a corporation, limited liability company or other corporate entities.
Corporations, limited liability companies and any other corporate entity shall do
business in this state under the regulation of laws passed by the legislature which
shall set the rights of such entities to do business to promote the common good and
strengthen the social compact of this Commonwealth.
Section 2. Money is not free speech and may be regulated. To protect our political
process and the functioning of government to serve in the best interests of the
citizens of the Commonwealth, money shall not be considered free speech. The
legislature shall have the power to regulate the raising and spending of money and
in-kind equivalents for any primary or election of a public official and for ballot
measures. This shall include regulation of any advertising for or against any
candidate in a primary or election for public office and any ballot measure.
Section 3. Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed to abridge the
freedom of the press.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Corporations-Are-Not-People/214516701957710
So what do you think? I like almost everything. Except the social compact wording that has always been a pet peeve i'v had about this states constitution.
What is a mystery to me is what then is considered a corporation and the requirement to register a business. After all freedom of association is a right of the people including for contractual purposes like business. It seems like they would just not get a license to do business in the state and not be regulated any different than the people. Which i'm certainly for if that is the end result. ARNARCHY!!! well almost. It's state enforced anarchy.