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Strafford To Vote On Constitutional Amendment

Nearly a year after many Vermont towns supported resolutions calling for the reversal of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that gave corporations the same rights as people, a new grassroots effort plans to expand the idea by giving the Earth "rights."
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Towns To Vote On Corporate Personhood

Many cities and towns are putting the hot-button national issue of corporate personhood on their local agenda. By petition, residents across Vermont have requested that an article be placed on ballots asking voters whether they support overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.