So, while poor people aren’t human in South Carolina, in DC, at least when it comes to political rights, corporations are human. This particular bit of legal wizardry stems from the fact that corporations can be ’summoned’ to stand trial for their actions just like human defendants. However, due to what really seems like a really bad use of algebraic reasoning (so much so that, again, if this is bait, then I’m nibbling), corporations argue that, consequently, they should be able to act like humans and compete for resources like humans, even though they’re fictions made of money. Talk about a color blind society. Is the news watching Caprica or something? Does that mean JayZ is a Cylon?
Meanwhile, at the Supreme Court - Corporations are being called Human
January 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
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Huzzah for Justice Stevens, BTW:
“The rule announced today — that Congress must treat corporations exactly like human speakers in the political realm — represents a radical change in the law,” he said from the bench. “The court’s decision is at war with the views of generations of Americans.”