Hirono, Judiciary Committee Approve Measure to Help Curb Unlimited Corporate Spending in Politics

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Senator Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, voted today to approve a constitutional amendment to help curb unlimited corporate spending in elections. Hirono forcefully rebutted Republican arguments by presenting the historical precedence for amending the U.S. Constitution in order to improve our democracy, including voting rights for women, African Americans and the poor.

"Congress and the States have amended the Constitution since the Bill of Rights," testified Hirono. "In fact, we've done so 17 times. And it was not easy. Each of those times, it took a long time. In fact, just to get women the right to vote took decades. But each time we have amended the Constitution, it shaped the rights and liberties that we enjoy as Americans. And it has helped us achieve a more perfect union. The Supreme Court is made up of human beings. And human beings can get it wrong. And in some of the most important points of our democracy's history, Congress and the States have amended the Constitution because the Supreme Court simply got the Constitution wrong. Dead wrong."

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