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Unions are people, churches are people, Govn.’ are people, civilization is people. Only corporations can’t be people so it’s ok for progressives to preach hatred upon them and steal their property.
Hello Neighbors, In a recent Supreme Court decision- if I clearly understood the decision- Unions were told they could no long use monies collected from rank and file for political causes without the express permission of the individual member. Yet, the Citizens United ruling permits corporations to use monies collected through shareholders and the work of employees whether or not the individual shareholder or employee wants the corporation to support a particular candidate. I agree with SCOTUS on the union decision, but strongly disagree with Citizens United. In fact, the political ads funded by these newly strengthened super pacs are dividing citizens, not unifying them, more and more each the week. Money from Corporations and Unions isn’t speech. Letters, emails, and conversations are speech. Speak up America. WRITE and STAMP a letter to your elected officials and party leadership(national and state)with thoughtful and respectful expressions of your opinions and how you want legislatures to vote. If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to use the internet to created referendums they cannot legally ignore. We can also boycott corporations. Respectfully, C
Groups of people cannot be considered a ‘person’ and money does not equate to free speech. Citizens United is WRONG. Maybe you should talk to an actual progressive rather than making things up.
Obviously you are new here. Common sense is strictly forbidden and “respect” is not OK unless you are speaking to someone who agrees with yoour political philosophy. Welcome aboard.
The idea that “corporations are people” is ensconced in the United States Code, although the term is “Person” not people.
26 United States Code 7701 – Definitions (a) When used in this title, where not otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with the intent thereof— (1) Person The term “person” shall be construed to mean and include an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation.
Answer is rather obvious isn’t it? You arrest the person or persons within the corporation and charge them with criminal negligence and possibly sue the corporation for negligence, also.
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narrowminded said, 10 months ago
Unions are people, churches are people, Govn.’ are people, civilization is people.
Only corporations can’t be people so it’s ok for progressives to preach hatred upon them and steal their property.
Respectful Troll said, 10 months ago
Hello Neighbors,
In a recent Supreme Court decision- if I clearly understood the decision- Unions were told they could no long use monies collected from rank and file for political causes without the express permission of the individual member. Yet, the Citizens United ruling permits corporations to use monies collected through shareholders and the work of employees whether or not the individual shareholder or employee wants the corporation to support a particular candidate. I agree with SCOTUS on the union decision, but strongly disagree with Citizens United. In fact, the political ads funded by these newly strengthened super pacs are dividing citizens, not unifying them, more and more each the week.
Money from Corporations and Unions isn’t speech. Letters, emails, and conversations are speech.
Speak up America. WRITE and STAMP a letter to your elected officials and party leadership(national and state)with thoughtful and respectful expressions of your opinions and how you want legislatures to vote. If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to use the internet to created referendums they cannot legally ignore. We can also boycott corporations.
Respectfully,
C
Ms. Ima said, 10 months ago
@narrowminded
Right on.
Heavy B said, 10 months ago
If someone dies as a result of negligence of a corperation, how do you arrest a corperation?
Nantucket19 said, 10 months ago
@narrowminded
Groups of people cannot be considered a ‘person’ and money does not equate to free speech. Citizens United is WRONG.
Maybe you should talk to an actual progressive rather than making things up.
walruscarver2000 said, 10 months ago
@Respectful Troll
Obviously you are new here. Common sense is strictly forbidden and “respect” is not OK unless you are speaking to someone who agrees with yoour political philosophy. Welcome aboard.
Simon Seamount said, 10 months ago
The idea that “corporations are people” is ensconced in the United States Code, although the term is “Person” not people.
26 United States Code 7701 – Definitions
(a) When used in this title, where not otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with the intent thereof—
(1) Person
The term “person” shall be construed to mean and include an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7701
Rx71Wm29 said, 10 months ago
Matt needs some new “happy smoke”!
skipcarlsen said, 10 months ago
@Heavy B
Answer is rather obvious isn’t it? You arrest the person or persons within the corporation and charge them with criminal negligence and possibly sue the corporation for negligence, also.
skipcarlsen said, 10 months ago
@Nantucket19
So, the same court that ruled Obamacare is okay as a TAX is okay, but they were wrong on Citizens United?
skipcarlsen said, 10 months ago
@Simon Seamount
Well done!
Heavy B said, 10 months ago
@skipcarlsen
All the CEOs? The president? The employees? How does it work?
Chillbilly
said, 10 months ago
I own a corporation and I assure you that it’s not a person.
braindead08 said, 10 months ago
Hey, corporations are people, my friend! — Willard Romney, early in the primaries.
kato1979 said, 10 months ago
@braindead08
That’s right!!! And deficits don’t matter – Dick Cheney – 2002.