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Big Money, Big Politics…the best government bought, not by you…..

May 4, 2012 Comments Off on Big Money, Big Politics…the best government bought, not by you…..
Wonder about the Impact of the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United Decision?  Government in the US, as everywhere, has always been tilted in favor of the wealthy. But, the Citizens United  decision in 2010 giving corporations the right spend unlimited money has made government, really at every level, into the sole playground --->> read more -->>
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economy

Corporations as Persons – Freedom of Speech, now Right to Privacy – Bring on Three Strikes!

January 20, 2011 Comments Off on Corporations as Persons – Freedom of Speech, now Right to Privacy – Bring on Three Strikes!
The case of the Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T now being heard before the US Supreme Court raises anew the craziness of the thinking that has position corporations to be “persons” in the first place. Noun vs Adjective! First we have several of the justices focusing argument around the difference --->> read more -->>