Ted Rall for January 29, 2010
Transcript:
One day at Guantanamo... Man: I was a taxi driver! I'm innocent! I never did... Man 2: Yeah, yeah... take this P.O.S. unperson terrorist out back shoot his Muslim as- Man 3: Stop everything! Mr. Ghailani is a registered Delaware corporation!! In accordance with citizens united v. federal election commission 08-205, corporations are people.... people with rights! Exhibit A: my client's certificate of incorporation! Man 4: "Jihad 'R' Us, Inc."? Man 2: This isn't a guy... this guy is a man! Let him loose! Man 2: You owe me $50 for the filing fee. Let freedom ring for abstract legal entities!
kreole over 14 years ago
2012 won’t come soon enough…………..
meowdam over 14 years ago
2012? , this refers to a SCOTUS decision .
Charles Brobst Premium Member over 14 years ago
The Supreme Court has given away the country.
Lavocat over 14 years ago
Or, conversely, now we can torture corporations!
Yes we can!
cdward over 14 years ago
If they get the rights of individuals, does that mean they have the responsibilities of individuals? Can we imprison the entire board for crimes like selling defective products that kill customers?
babka Premium Member over 14 years ago
don’t say SCOTUS - that’s so yesterday.
say SCOTUC - it’s the United Corporations now.
whitenoise over 14 years ago
Harley, you aren’t getting it. “Jihad’R’Us” is a US company based in Deleware, it just has a foreign owner (kind of like CITGO….).
d_legendary1 over 14 years ago
What a defense! Since corporations can’t go to jail, why not incorporate?
Kosher71 over 14 years ago
So much for the basic speech plan . Upgrade now , for the Premium Speech plan !
Carol Strand Premium Member over 14 years ago
cdward said, about 6 hours ago
If they get the rights of individuals, does that mean they have the responsibilities of individuals? Can we imprison the entire board for crimes like selling defective products that kill customers?
That’s the evil genius of this whole deal – when you incorporate, you avoid individual responsibilities, so the answer to your question is NO. All the rights of individuals and none of the responsibilities – that’s what we now have
Gangsteroflove over 14 years ago
In the end, everyone is responsible for their own actions, and will be held accountable accordingly. If governments will not step up and and hold people responsible, then God will. Of course it would help if our government obeyed the law of the land, the Constitution of the United States. The Supreme Court is not meeting their responsibilities and should be terminated.
Carolo1 over 14 years ago
just 5 of them
snibbodmot over 14 years ago
See the Delaware Secretary of State website: http://www.state.de.us/corp/directweb.shtml
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX AND AUDIT SERVICE (IRS) For Profit General Delaware Corporation Incorporation date 7/12/33 File No. 0325720
FEDERAL RESERVE ASSOCIATION (Federal Reserve) Non-profit Delaware Corporation Incorporation date 9/13/14 File No. 0042817
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AUTHORITY INC. (CIA) For Profit General Delaware Corporation Incorporation Date 3/9/83 File No. 2004409 background info: Transfers: With the National Security Council to the Executive Office of the President by Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1949, effective August 20, 1949; to independent agency status by EO 12333, December 4, 1981.
Central Intelligence Group established under the National Intelligence Authority by Presidential directive, January 22, 1946, to plan and coordinate foreign intelligence activities. By National Intelligence Authority Directive 4, April 2, 1946, NIA assumed supervision of the SSU dissolution during spring and summer 1946, assigning some components to Central Intelligence Group at request of Director of Central Intelligence, and effecting incorporation of the remaining units into other War Department organizations. SSU officially abolished by General Order 16, SSU, October 19, 1946. Central Intelligence Group and National Intelligence Authority abolished by National Security Act, which created the CIA, 1947. SEE 263.1.
FEDERAL LAND ACQUISITION CORP. For-profit General Delaware Corporation Incorporation Date 8/22/80 File No. 0897960
RTC COMMERCIAL ASSETS TRUST 1995-NP3-2 For-profit Delaware Statutory Trust Incorporation Date 10/24/95 File No. 2554768
SOCIAL SECURITY CORP, DEPART. OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELF For-Profit General Delaware Corporation Incorporation date: 11/13/89 File No. 2213135
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INC. Non-profit Delaware Corporation Incorporation Date 4/19/89 File No. 2193946
mattro65 over 14 years ago
Superstitious nonsense for primitive minds.
sirrom567 over 14 years ago
“Now that you mention it, I wouldn’t mind waterboarding the CEOs of Goldman Sachs, GE, Citibank, and quite a few others…”
“Yes, but the Bible teaches that the chief end of Man is to glorify God and know Him forever.
Wise people go with that instead.”
Torquemada has been reborn in our time!
mhenriday over 14 years ago
How much does it cost to incorporate onself in Delaware ? I mean, as insurance just in case we get a Swedish government and parliament that doesn’t bend over and ask for more when entities like the RIAA and MPAA and the US Embassy tell it what policies to enact and enforce (most unlikely, I agree !), and the US government decides that one more invasion of a foreign land without a major military would be just what is needed to set things right again….
Henri
60srad over 14 years ago
Nice spin, Harleyquin.
I’m a poet. I know it. Hope I don’t blow it. – B. Dylan
60srad over 14 years ago
Delaware, home of the former M.oral B.ankruptcy of N.orth A.merica, now Bank.ruptcy of America, co-conspirator with Shitibank, et al, in the destruction of the economy and extortion of the treasury.