Vermont became the third state in the nation to pass resolutions allowing a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, the highly controversial Supreme Court decision that allowed unhindered money into our political elections.
By 92-40 vote in the Vermont House of Representatives - 5 Republicans backed the measure despite a filibuster attempt by a Republican State Rep - and an unquestionably wide margin in the Senate of 26-3, Vermont joined Hawaii and New Mexico as the only states to approve resolutions. However, over 100 cities and in more than 20 other state legislatures resolutions have been introduced to approve a constitutinal amendment to overturn Citizens United.
The resolution acknowledges government oversight to regulate the amount of money coporations can spend on elections, as well as to recognize that "corporations are not persons," what many analysts deem to be the logical conclusion to the Supreme Court's decision.
As they say, "I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one."
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