Washington Code 29A.05.040 – Joint resolution for amendment to United States Constitution
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The voters of the state of Washington urge immediate action by the current and future Washington state congressional delegations to propose a joint resolution for an amendment to the Constitution of the United States clarifying that:
Terms Used In Washington Code 29A.05.040
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(1) The rights listed and acknowledged in the Constitution of the United States are the rights of individual human beings only.
(2) The judiciary shall not construe the spending of money to be free speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Federal, state, and local governments shall be fully empowered to regulate political contributions and expenditures to ensure that no person or artificial legal entity gains undue influence over government and the political process.
(3) All political contributions and expenditures shall be disclosed promptly and in a manner accessible to voters prior to elections.
(4) Chapter 1, Laws of 2017 does not limit the people’s rights to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, free exercise of religion, or freedom of association.
[ 2017 c 1 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 735, approved November 8, 2016).]