I have been looking over the “Democracy for All” Constitutional amendment proposal and I find it a bit difficult. While it certainly addresses a serious problem in our republic, I have always though that the simplest approach would be a Constitutional amendment that says “For-profit corporations shall have no political rights.” This would address the problem directly, although it would still permit wealthy individuals to unduly influence elections.
I refuse to believe that I’m the only person who has thought of this wording; I’m sure that other people have suggested the same and there’s a killer argument against it. Can anybody explain to me what that killer argument is?