Recently proponents to overturn the 2010 Citizens United decision gathered at the State Capitol in Nebraska to demonstrate support for a legislative resolution that asks Congress to overturn the decision with a constitutional amendment.

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Proponents of election spending limits urged Nebraska to join a national effort Thursday to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial Citizens United decision. Four years ago, the high court ruled political spending is a form of free speech.

The decision means governments can’t limit individuals, corporations or labor unions from spending money on advertising campaigns or other efforts to sway elections. Critics of the ruling gathered at the State Capitol to demonstrate support for a legislative resolution that asks Congress to overturn the decision with a constitutional amendment.

A total of 16 states have passed similar resolutions, they said. Gavin Geis, executive director of Common Cause Nebraska, said the nation’s top 32 Super PAC donors spent nearly $10 million each in the 2012 elections. He compared that to Nebraska’s median family income of $51,000.

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