Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) has proposed a Constitutional Amendment that overturns the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and prohibits corporations from exercising the same rights as American citizens through free speech and campaign donations.

Sanders' Saving American Democracy Amendment would make clear that corporations are not entitled to the same constitutional rights as people and that corporations may be regulated by Congress and state legislatures. It also would preserve the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of the press. It would incorporate a century-old ban on corporate campaign donations to candidates, and establish broad authority for Congress and states to regulate spending in elections.

To read a FAQ sheet about the amendment, click here:  http://sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Constitutional%20Amendment%20FAQs.pdf

To read the actual text of the amendment, click here:  http://sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/S.J.Res..pdf