| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE RESOLUTION No. 65 |
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| 3 | 3 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | A SENATE RESOLUTION urging Congress to propose an |
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| 5 | 5 | | amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish |
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| 6 | 6 | | that campaign and election spending may be regulated. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Holdman |
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| 8 | 8 | | April 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2025 SR 65—RR 3535/DI JR Introduced |
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| 10 | 10 | | First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 11 | 11 | | SENATE RESOLUTION No. 65 |
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| 12 | 12 | | MR. PRESIDENT: |
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| 13 | 13 | | I offer the following resolution and move its adoption: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1 A SENATE RESOLUTION urging Congress to propose an |
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| 15 | 15 | | 2 amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish |
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| 16 | 16 | | 3 that campaign and election spending may be regulated. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 4 Whereas, The people of Indiana have a compelling |
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| 18 | 18 | | 5 sovereign interest in fostering robust political debate and self- |
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| 19 | 19 | | 6 government, protecting the free speech interests of all |
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| 20 | 20 | | 7 individuals, securing the liberty and political equality of our |
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| 21 | 21 | | 8 citizens, guarding against corruption, and advancing |
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| 22 | 22 | | 9 federalism and the interests of the several states; |
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| 23 | 23 | | 10 Whereas, The Constitution of the State of Indiana |
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| 24 | 24 | | 11 recognizes that government should be founded on the authority |
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| 25 | 25 | | 12 of the people and that "the people have, at all times, an |
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| 26 | 26 | | 13 indefeasible right to alter and reform their government"; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 14 Whereas, States may determine that reasonable regulation |
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| 28 | 28 | | 15 of how money is used to influence the outcomes of elections |
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| 29 | 29 | | 16 would secure the interests of citizens and protect the integrity |
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| 30 | 30 | | 17 of elections; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 18 Whereas, Over the past five decades, the United States |
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| 32 | 32 | | 19 Supreme Court has come to equate unlimited election spending |
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| 34 | 34 | | 1 with "free speech", which has drowned out the free speech |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2 interests of constituents, narrowed debate, weakened federalism |
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| 36 | 36 | | 3 and self-governance in the States, and has increased the risk of |
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| 37 | 37 | | 4 corruption; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5 Whereas, The Framers of the United States Constitution |
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| 39 | 39 | | 6 wisely granted the States the power to amend the Constitution |
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| 40 | 40 | | 7 when necessary to make it, and our Union, ever more perfect |
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| 41 | 41 | | 8 and to protect and preserve self-government and liberty: |
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| 42 | 42 | | 9 Therefore, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 10 Be it resolved by the Senate of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 11 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 45 | 45 | | 12 SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate urges the United |
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| 46 | 46 | | 13 States Congress to propose and send to the States for |
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| 47 | 47 | | 14 ratification a Constitutional amendment to clarify that the States |
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| 48 | 48 | | 15 and Congress, within their respective jurisdictions, may |
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| 49 | 49 | | 16 reasonably regulate and limit the spending of money to |
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| 50 | 50 | | 17 influence campaigns, elections, or ballot measures. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 18 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to |
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| 52 | 52 | | 19 transmit copies of this Resolution to the Speaker of the United |
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| 53 | 53 | | 20 States House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the |
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| 54 | 54 | | 21 United States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of |
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| 55 | 55 | | 22 the United States Senate, the Minority Leader of the United |
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| 56 | 56 | | 23 States Senate, and to each member of the Indiana Congressional |
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| 57 | 57 | | 24 delegation. |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2025 SR 65—RR 3535/DI JR |
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