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2. current laws need work
Fri Aug 9, 2013, 09:02 AM
Aug 2013

But we'd probably be worse off setting up a separate set of laws and separate court system for businesses. Keeping the existing system with some exceptions is certainly a better option that scraping the current system for businesses. Some of the possibilities
in a separate legal system for businesses include

* "jury of peers" would be other CEOs. They may even manage to require that judges be MBAs and CPAs and appellate judges have CE* experience.

* when a business wins a court case related to their "freedom of speech" or "freedom from illegal search and siezure" that would not be a precedence for us.

* they would fight very hard for the right to influence campaigns ($ or other assistance) and would eventually pass us. They can chip away at and extend corporate contribution limits with laws that are entirely separate from individual contribution limits.

* Loser pays triple legal costs and all court costs - (really persuade individuals and small businesses from suing big corporations.)

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