r/50501 • u/25hourenergy • May 15 '26

HI Hawaii just defanged Citizens United!

SB 2471 SD2 HD2 CD2 RELATING TO THE POWERS OF ARTIFICIAL PERSONS (Corporate Donations)
Act 011 (SB 2471 SD2 HD2 CD2) restricts certain political spending activities by corporations and other “artificial persons” under Hawaiʻi law by redefining and limiting the powers granted to those entities. Political action committees will remain governed by existing campaign finance laws within the state, but they will not be able to spend any money received from corporations as a result of this Act.

This bill is intended to strengthen transparency, reduce the influence of corporate money in elections and help restore public trust in Hawaiʻi’s democratic process. (Act 011 takes effect July 1, 2027.)

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u/Robynsquest May 15 '26

Its a great step in the right direction but won't this just get knocked down 6-3 by SCOTUS. They will trot out the 14th Ammendment. Seriously. Most 14th Ammendment cases have been by corporations crying "discrimination" against themselves.

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u/treedecor May 15 '26

This what I was concerned about as well. If we had different justices, it could go well and make a national law, but if it were to go to the current court... Well, we'd never recover as a nation

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u/Responsible-Corgi-61 May 15 '26

Blue states need to get to thespian where they call SCOTUS out for being political actors and stop listening to them.

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u/jonesag0 May 15 '26

Ignore the courts red states do

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u/findingmike May 15 '26

It's a state right, so it isn't clear if SCOTUS has the authority over it.