ArticleFiveoftheUnitedStatesConstitution https://www.dailykos.com/news/ArticleFiveoftheUnitedStatesConstitution News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:39:29 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:39:29 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) The "End Bribery of Congress" Amendment and How to Pass It https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/2/15/945233/-The-End-Bribery-of-Congress-Amendment-and-How-to-Pass-It <p>[Cross posted at &nbsp;<a href="http://www.epluribusunumblog.com/2011/02/the-end-bribery-of-congress-amendment-and-how-to-pass-it-despite-congress/">E Pluribus Unum</a> ]</p> <p>In a <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/13/943391/-How-to-Stop-the-Flow-of-Money-Between-CorporationsPoliticians-">recent diary</a> of mine, I proposed a constitutional amendment to prohibit political donations -- by corporations -- to sitting members of Congress and the White House, aka "legal bribery:"<br /></p> <blockquote>Section 1: No elected member of the legislative or executive branch shall accept money, in-kind donations, offers of employment or anything of value from non-citizens of the United States. <p>Section 2. Nothing contained in this Amendment shall be construed to allow Congress or a State to make any law abridging the freedom of the press.</p> </blockquote> <br /> <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/13/943391/-How-to-Stop-the-Flow-of-Money-Between-CorporationsPoliticians-">Go read my previous diary</a>; it goes into more detail about how this might work and why we need it. <p>For now, I want to address the <strong>tactical methods</strong> whereby the people could enact this amendment <strong>despite the Congress' hesitation</strong> to restrict the ready flow of donations into their campaign coffers.</p> rss@dailykos.com (arubyan) ArticleFiveoftheUnitedStatesConstitution Congress Constitution ConstitutionalAmendment Corruption Democrats ExecutiveBranch FreedomofthePress History House of Representatives Law members of Congress membersofCongress PoliticalDonations Politics Republicans Senate StateLegislature _945233 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:42:47 +0000