The U.S. Supreme Court, in its 5-4 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010), decided that corporate money spent in elections is "free speech", and protected by the Constitution. When it did this, it threw out decades worth of campaign finance laws that had restricted election spending by corporations, unions, and other organized groups. The ruling has also dramatically expanded other “corporate rights” and distorted the First Amendment to give constitutional rights to corporate entities that were never intended to enjoy the protections the Constitution reserves for “We the People.”
October 24, 2012
dknuttunen
1 responses to “10/24 Corporations are not People! Citizens United and the Democracy Amendment”
mike and brandy
October 26th, 2012 at 02:32
i think the ‘person’ identifier for corporations is limited to accounting, legal and tax purposes. i don’t think anyone would agree with a statement that corporations ARE persons in the same way as.. you know, persons. i think the premise is just a bit misleading and inflammatory. but thanks for the follow on Purposeful Pruning! Not sure you will necesarily ‘agree’ with most of the articles, but look forward to your feeback, as long as it’s polite and respectful.
-mike