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In reply to the discussion: New research: Citizens United Can Be Made Irrelevant Via Changes To State Corporation Law [View all]
SickOfTheOnePct
(8,710 posts)43. I get what MichMan is saying...
...and I'm wondering the same thing.
Just to make things easy, think about NC, GA, & TN and the little corner where they all meet.
Say GA allows corporations chartered in GA to spend money on political ads.
NC makes a law that says out-of-state corporations that operate in NC can't spend money on political ads; so the GA corps in NC can't spend money on political ads.
TN allows out-of-state corporations operating in TN to spend money on political ads; a corporation in TN makes such an ad, and people living in NC are able to see ads on their TV (or hear ads on the radio) that originate in GA or TN.
Has the corporation broken NC law?
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New research: Citizens United Can Be Made Irrelevant Via Changes To State Corporation Law [View all]
MayReasonRule
Sep 2025
OP
It is! The Citizens United decision happened 15 years ago, and has been destroying our country since.
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#6
It appears that if you get Delaware on board, you get the vast majority of corporations. 81% in 2024.
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#7
Indeed, That Was My First Thought As Well Until They Mentioned Deleware Within The Audio Summary
MayReasonRule
Sep 2025
#18
It seems as if Delaware is the most advantageous state for larger companies,
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#54
But if you got Delaware and the blue states, you cover a lot of the necessary ground.
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#8
But, tell me if I understand this right: a state can regulate a corporation's activities to
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#60
How would a state prevent TV commercials from another state from entering their airwaves?
MichMan
Sep 2025
#14
Regional ads are used all the time. Add a regulation, and use that same technology.
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#21
Yes, and if you live in the vicinity of a state border, you see or hear them all the time.
MichMan
Sep 2025
#22
OK. So? Are you saying it shouldn't be done because a few people at the border will
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#24
Because that would be overturned under numerous FCC, interstate commerce, and First Amendment grounds
MichMan
Sep 2025
#30
What would be overturned? You'd be limiting the money from the corporations being spent anywhere.
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#34
So Illinois could pass a law not allowing a corporation chartered in South Dakota from airing TV ads in Indiana?
MichMan
Sep 2025
#39
No. It has nothing to do with that. Delaware passes the law. All the corporations that are chartered
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#46
Well, then, you should call the Center for American Progress and tell them you have more important things to do
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#55
It's really a great idea. It doesn't take care of the billionaires and their pacs, but it does
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#64
Lol No. What Reeks Of Authoritarianism Is Having The Government Run By Corporations It's The Very Definition Of Fascism
MayReasonRule
Sep 2025
#28
Waiting to hear how you prevent TV and Radio ads from other states from crossing state lines
MichMan
Sep 2025
#31
There Are Technological Challenges, Nonetheless This Would Have A Profoundly Positive Impact Overall
MayReasonRule
Sep 2025
#33
I still don't get your issue. It's a matter of where the corporations incorporate, not where ads go.
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#35
If I understand you, if Illinois passed this law, any corporation from Illinois couldn't make political contributions
MichMan
Sep 2025
#41
The vast majority of corporations are incorporated in Delaware. Delaware passes the law.
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#48
No. It's not the state that's involved. It's the corporation. It's not the location of the ad that's restricted,
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#50
Early in our history, corporations existed in a much more limited scope for a reason
ToxMarz
Sep 2025
#25
They Discuss This Within The Twenty MInute Audio Linked Within The Body Of The Post
MayReasonRule
Sep 2025
#29
What's to stop the MAGA SCOTUS from declaring the rewritten state laws unconstitutional?
Fiendish Thingy
Sep 2025
#32
States Grant Corporations Particular Powers And Without That Power Corporations Have No Rights To Contest
MayReasonRule
Sep 2025
#36
Happy Sunday Again Y'all - I Really Appreciate Folks Like You That Desire To Dig Into The Heart Of The Matter
MayReasonRule
Sep 2025
#38
No Doubt That There Are Officers Of The Court Within This Forum That Might Provide Greater Insight...
MayReasonRule
Sep 2025
#45
I'm sure it's that you're just smarter than all the people in CAP who've been studying this.
Scrivener7
Sep 2025
#56
If only there was a lot of dark money behind it, it might have a chance of passing
MichMan
Sep 2025
#57