Supreme Court eases restrictions on corporate campaign spending

[dcarrigg]

Re: Supreme Court eases restrictions on corporate campaign spending

I saw this in a couple of movies once. Starwars Episodes II and III, I think.

Ah, at least there is no more pretense of a Free Market, Society, or Media. (God, what a relief!)

It's funny jtabeb, I was just talking yesterday with an old friend who felt that the current situation was decidedly like the Empire Strikes Back. Now it's a sample of 2.

[dcarrigg]

Re: Supreme Court eases restrictions on corporate campaign spending

They just won on the first amendment, wait until they bring the argument up for the 2nd...

I can expense items and lower my taxable income like a corporation. I pay the lower corporate income tax rate (vs the earned income tax rate, and payroll tax rate).

Wait A MINUTE!!!

No I can't!
No I don't!

Son-of-a-bitch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EJ was premature with his "Democracy, it's alive article".

It should have been called "Corporate Fascism Trumps Democracy, Corporate communication approved film at eleven"

Free classes on "loving your master" for every lower and middle class serf provided free of charge by your benevolent corporate benefactors (who own your ass, your families ass, your house, your car, your banks, your political system, and the media).

We are just doing "God's work" to help you understand your role as "Peons" in the grand scheme of things.

For those of you that object, Corporate detention Facilities and Relocation centers staffed by corporate private security contractors are ready, able and willing to help you in your "reeducation" process to assist you in finding the errors of your ways. (Death is available as a no cost option, if you desire, we'll cover the euthanasia expenses out of your seized estate assets, assuming there are any, if not we will keep you children alive to work of the debt).

Have a nice day!

Signed, Your "God's work doing" Corporate Benefactors.

And remember, "If it's bad for you, it's generally good for us, and that is God's will, so it is for the good of all Man Kind".

[dcarrigg]

Re: Supreme Court eases restrictions on corporate campaign spending

IMHO the key is to overturn this ruling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_C...cific_Railroad, no person hood for corporations. Next only living breathing mortal human beings can contribute to campaigns. No corporations, no unions, no pacs, no lobbying, no other BS.

I've wondered about that ruling for some time. It was left to such random chance as to be maddening - what are the odds it would be left to a court reporter to insert a preface that was not part of the main decision which would enshrine corporate protection under the 14th amendment?

Why did the chief justice issue his dictum? Why did he leave it up to Davis to include it in the headnotes? After Waite told him that the Court 'avoided' the issue of corporate personhood, why did Davis include it? Why, indeed, did he begin his headnote with it? The opinion made plain that the Court did not decide the corporate personality issue and the subsidiary equal protection issue. - Jack Beatty

"http://www.amazon.com/Age-Betrayal-Triumph-America-1865-1900/dp/1400040280"