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Swede Atlanta

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24. This long overdue but I fear..............

Reply to mmonk (Original post)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 07:31 PM

Mar 2012

now that corporations can control our entire political system and through it appointments to the Court, the likelihood of this ever becoming law, at least in my lifetime, is limited.

I can't believe that Romney said that corporations are people. Please introduce me to Mr. Or Miss General Motors? They don't exist. Corporations and other business entities exist only as legal fictions created to promote and facilitate business. A corporation has shareholders, employees, customers, etc. but it, itself, is not a person.

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Eventually, you will have to make an effort to join us. Why not now? [View all] mmonk Mar 2012 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Mar 2012 #1

Thanks. mmonk Apr 2012 #31

K&R libtodeath Mar 2012 #2

Thanks. I signed the petition lunatica Mar 2012 #3

kic'd/rec'd/faced/tweeted & emailed!. . . . . . n/t annabanana Mar 2012 #4

OWNC RobertEarl Mar 2012 #5

Excellent. mmonk Mar 2012 #6

Awesome. Ed Suspicious Mar 2012 #7

Yes, Steve Forbes should be allowed to vote and give to campaigns. jerseyjack Mar 2012 #19

What is ALEC and why can't you just type it out? xtraxritical Mar 2012 #8

American Legislative Exchange Council supernova Mar 2012 #11

The Richie Rich motherfucking bloodsucking skankwad nutfuckers of the 1% who throw all the dough lonestarnot Mar 2012 #13

You left out Koch-licking and santorum-spewing.....let's get it right here. lastlib Mar 2012 #15

I thought that was understood by fucking all. I get nothing RIGHT! But for smelling the CON lonestarnot Mar 2012 #17

Sorry. Had to leave after the post. mmonk Mar 2012 #22

You're so cute.....! happerbolic Mar 2012 #28

I am? mmonk Apr 2012 #30

+1. On related subject, today is the last day we can contribute to Elizabeth Warren. Zorra Mar 2012 #9

Excellent reminders. mmonk Mar 2012 #21

Signed supernova Mar 2012 #10

K&R&signed!! SunSeeker Mar 2012 #12

This is great. An enthusiastic K&R! nt riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #14

did it gopiscrap Mar 2012 #16

Done felix_numinous Mar 2012 #18

Remember, states can call a Constitutional Convention anmd change this. They don't need Congress. jerseyjack Mar 2012 #20

The phrasing is contradictory, and fails to address the core issue of Citizens United eallen Mar 2012 #23

1 & 2 establishes the limitation to natural persons. mmonk Mar 2012 #25

So, does that give NYT (not a natural person) protection in publishing political editorials? eallen Mar 2012 #26

The issue with Citizens United is corporate personhood and money as speech. mmonk Apr 2012 #29

You didn't answer the questions: Would the NYT, a corporation, still have 1st amendment protection? eallen Apr 2012 #32

I did. The issue in question was do Corporations have Bill of Rights protections mmonk Apr 2012 #33

Was that a "yes"? Or a "no"? eallen Apr 2012 #34

This long overdue but I fear.............. Swede Atlanta Mar 2012 #24

Signed! onestepforward Mar 2012 #27

Did you see MSNBC this a.m. lonestarnot Apr 2012 #35