January 24th, 2010 by Max
Because corporations can live forever. Corporations can out-wait, out-live, and out-sue human beings.
Now lets let them out spend humans too!?
Only humans should be allowed to contribute to a government of the people.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/02/podcast_why_is_a_corporation_a.html
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January 23rd, 2010 by Max
Here’s a snapshot.
http://www.answers.com/topic/santa-clara-county-v-southern-pacific-railroad
US Supreme Court:
Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co
118 U.S. 394 (1886), argued 26–29 Jan. 1886, decided 10 May 1886 by vote of 9 to 0; Harlan for the Court. This was one of the legion of cases involving railroads and government agencies (at every level) that inundated the courts in the late nineteenth century. The State of California and certain affected counties sought to collect taxes that they claimed were owed by both the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific railroads. Argument focused almost entirely on whether the taxes were barred by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The U.S. Supreme Court did not address the constitutional issues posed by counsel. Instead, it based its ruling on a narrower issue: whether the fences on the railroads’ property should have been assessed by either county or state taxing authorities. Justice John Marshall Harlan held that such fences could not be taxed as property subject to taxation under California statute; the Court’s ruling upheld that of the California court.
Despite the Court’s narrow holding, the case was not without constitutional consequence. In an unusual preface, entered before argument, Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite observed that the Court would not consider the question “whether the provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution which forbade a state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the Constitution, applied to these corporations. We are all of the opinion that it does” (p. 396). It followed that corporations enjoyed the same rights under the Fourteenth Amendment as did natural persons.
See also Due Process, Substantive; Private Corporation Charters.
— Augustus M. Burns III
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January 22nd, 2010 by Max
Yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission” means that what was left of a government “of the people, by the people, for the people” shall perish from the Earth.
In “Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, 118 U.S. 394, 396 (1886)” (see below) … it was established that a corporation had legal standing in the same manner as a human.
Now, infinite corporations, and I mean corporations that can theoretically live forever can spend limitless money in defense of what they want.
Corporations are not people.
We need an immediate Constitutional Amendment that merely states that only humans may contribute to political campaigns or spend money advocating on behalf of political candidates.
Its that simple. Corporations have too much power now. Government is for the people.
["The court does not wish to hear argument on the question of whether the provision in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which forbids a state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws, applies to these corporations. We are all of the opinion that it does." (Chief Justice Waite in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, 118 U.S. 394, 396 (1886))]
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February 25th, 2009 by Max
When I was a kid, the people who worked at the biggest company in town, were called Zipperheads. They were proud to work at THAT place. It provided status. And an excellent wage. They were glad to work there. They loved being zipperheads.
This quote however. Is from today.
“The Company X, Code of Conduct is an important part of who we are as a company. Our Code sets forth policies and principles that are critical to the sound operation of our businesses and are essential to our core values – integrity, teamwork, respect for the individual and commitment to excellence.
As a Company X employee, you are asked to review Code principles and re-affirm your commitment to and understanding of the Code each year. This year’s training course has audio and captions are available by clicking on the “Closed Captions” tab…. At the end of the course, you will take a short test and then you will be taken to the affirmation page. The deadline to complete the training program and affirm is March 13.”
I work for the best company in town. I will take the training course. I will pass the test.
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February 23rd, 2009 by Max
The other day my buddy, the Reverend, said that soon we would have bracelets with our whole medical history on them. He was happy about it. I was skeptical. I’m skeptical generally. But I could see the good in it.
Then I realized that I was wearing a pedometer, with which I could offer up to my health insurance company the very number of steps I take each day. I can plug that device into a computer which will bring up a web page, which keeps all of my weight and blood pressure information and rewards me with “health miles” [or points] which, if I gain enough of these, can mean I earn $25. Whu hu!
My mind flashed to “1984″. But this was business, this wasn’t government. Was it?
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I intend with what I hope will be an ongoing series to enter here in “Big Brother”, times when I perceive George Orwell’s double plus ungood father figure, gaining on me.
I welcome anyone who cares to add instances of the industrialgovernment watching over us?
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