Will this one smart and generous man save us all from concept of Corporations=People?

[truedelphi]

my spouse just started laughing very loudly in the back room, and when I checked on him, he was excitedly reading an article in a Marin Newspaper about an acquaintance of ours.

Apparently Jonathan Frieman, of San Raphael Calif., was caught as a single driver, alone and without any physical passengers, zipping along in the Car Pool lane.

Now Jonathan has one of those really small, three wheeled two person autos, that gets something like 54 miles to the gallon. The article showed his photo but didn't detail what car he was driving.

The reason for me mentioning all of this on DU is this one: now Jonathan is going to have the matter brought to trial, with his reasoning that since he had papers regarding incorporatization in his car, and since corporations are people, that he was not driving alone, and that he should not be ticketed.

Full article is here:


http://www.pacificsun.com/news/local/article_a50eab78-56c0-11e2-b475-001a4bcf6878.html

[PoliticAverse]

1. I had a laugh at the story and I think the judge will too when he dismisses that argument. n/t

[Voice for Peace]

2. brilliant and he should take it to the supreme court.

[Hekate]

3. It will cost him lots and lots of money to get him to the Supreme Court

I hope he has it!

[truedelphi]

4. He has a bit of money, I believe. But more imprortantly, he is

Someone many people in Marin County know of and support, so if everyone there sends him a buck or two, he can probably manage to get the case to SCOTUS

[PoliticAverse]

5. Followup: Judge rules against Frieman...

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Corporations-aren-t-people-in-carpool-lanes-4173366.php

[truedelphi]

6. Thanks for the update - And abt Frieman -

Some time ago, he put a lot of his time and some of his money into running for th Hospital District Board seat, a position that pays not one red cent.

He was supported by everyone in Marin that wants the "Community Hospital" owned by the Sutter Franchise to actually work for the people of the community. He lost by a mere 600 votes, but it was going to cost over $ 100,000 for a recount!