Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tx) slammed the Democrats and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday for allegedly using a smear campaign against the Koch brothers.

In his speech on Tuesday,Cruz called Reid's continued attack on billionaires Charles and David Koch an "unprecedented slander campaign." The accusation came on the heels of a proposal to amend the constitution to allow lawmakers to have more control over the campaign budget, The Washington Post explained.

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Adam Jentleson, Reid's spokesperson, responded to Cruz's statement by saying the latter is defending "shadowy billionaires" who are destroying the country's democracy to appease the powerful and the wealthy. He called out Cruz for threatening a government shutdown and deporting American residents.

The Senate Democrats is pushing the controversial proposal this week and it would allow Congress and the states to prohibit corporations from spending money on election campaigns. The Citizens United decision of the Supreme Court previously allowed this kind of spending, the report stated.

According to Cruz, this is the "most radical" measure that the U.S. Senate has thought of since he took office. Citing some passages from the book Fahrenheit 451 and the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, Cruz said the proposed reform would soon give Congress the power to ban books and movies.

Cruz, a potential candidate for the 2016 presidential election, enumerated a number of shows, directors and producers related to politics, including the satirical show Saturday Night Live, that could be "put in handcuffs" if the amendment is approved.

In his speech, Cruz said the Democrats were "abandoning" the Bill of Rights with the move to push the constitutional reform.

The Texas Republican also said either side has not come up with "sufficient votes" to pass on the amendment. He said the Senate Democrats just want to use the measure to boost their re-election bids, according to The Washington Times.

Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.), the sponsor of the amendment, said what Cruz was saying was "the most extreme" effects of the measure. The amendment would not allow anyone to be arrested just for delivering a political speech nor would it abandon the Bill of Rights, Udall assured.

The proposed constitutional amendment aims to restore the rules for election spending, which already existed even before Saturday Night Live began airing in 1975, Udall added.

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