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PAG LIN 1 1 That the Congress of the United States is hereby petitioned 1 2 to propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United 1 3 States, for submission to the states for ratification, to 1 4 allow Congress and the state legislatures to set contribution 1 5 and expenditure limits for political campaigns. 1 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State shall 1 7 transmit certified copies of this Joint Resolution to the 1 8 President and Secretary of the United States Senate, the 1 9 Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of 1 10 Representatives, each member of the Iowa delegation to 1 11 Congress, and the presiding officer of each house of each 1 12 state legislature in the United States. 1 13 EXPLANATION 1 14 This joint resolution constitutes a petition to the United 1 15 States Congress to propose a constitutional amendment that 1 16 would allow Congress and state legislatures to pass 1 17 legislation setting mandatory limits on contributions and 1 18 expenditures in political campaigns. Previous rulings by the 1 19 United States Supreme Court indicate that mandatory 1 20 expenditure limits violate the First Amendment of the United 1 21 States Constitution, and that contribution limits are also 1 22 subject to strict scrutiny under the First Amendment. 1 23 LSB 2230SS 77 1 24 jls/jj/8
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