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...nor deny to any PERSON (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Jul 2014 OP
Unfortunately, with this court, corporate "personhood" ... etherealtruth Jul 2014 #1
Yes. This makes no sense to me. delrem Jul 2014 #6
Unless they are women... sheshe2 Jul 2014 #2
Corporations can neither be born or naturalized as citizens, so the 14th seems crystal clear about Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #3
according to the documentary "the corporation", redruddyred Jul 2014 #5
needs to be amended to redruddyred Jul 2014 #4
Nothing takes care of the wilful misreading of sentences. delrem Jul 2014 #7

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
1. Unfortunately, with this court, corporate "personhood" ...
Fri Jul 4, 2014, 10:47 PM
Jul 2014

trumps individual human beings (especially women) every time

delrem

(9,688 posts)
6. Yes. This makes no sense to me.
Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:21 AM
Jul 2014

How can the USA, a country of such power and presence in the world, have such a retrograde Supreme Court that it can't make the simple distinction between corporate (as in legal corporations) and physical (as in born a human) personhood?

It's a fucking disgrace!

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
3. Corporations can neither be born or naturalized as citizens, so the 14th seems crystal clear about
Fri Jul 4, 2014, 11:30 PM
Jul 2014

who people are.

 

redruddyred

(1,615 posts)
5. according to the documentary "the corporation",
Fri Jul 4, 2014, 11:42 PM
Jul 2014

this amendment has been abused repeatedly since the latter half of the 19th century.

funny, 'cause I thought the text was clear enough.

 

redruddyred

(1,615 posts)
4. needs to be amended to
Fri Jul 4, 2014, 11:40 PM
Jul 2014

"all natural persons".

although one would hope that the word "born" would take care of that one.

delrem

(9,688 posts)
7. Nothing takes care of the wilful misreading of sentences.
Sat Jul 5, 2014, 01:28 AM
Jul 2014

And that's what you in the USA are up against, when you contest your Supreme Court.

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