Reply #127: actually they can now basically drop by DU and get what they want [View All]

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Corporations are not punished to the same extent for criminality as an individual. And you're right, I don't want corporations to have "personhood." The corporation faces penalty for harming thousands of people, think Enron--the corporation is disbanded (so is that the death penalty for corporations for the total devastation they committed). Hell, they helped ruin California. But, Enron being disbanded can also be resurrected under another name.

An individual doing as much devastation, would be in prison for life. But, that doesn't happen to white collar criminals under corporations, does it? Again, corporations enjoy all of the rights of an individual, but not the same consequences or responsibilities of an individual.

You're arguing, well, they're different than a person, isn't that why they have specific laws geared to corporations--because in this country, it will probably be a cold day in hell that a corporation or its' board will ever be charged with murder, and the punishment for such a crime would not be the same if you or I did the crime. And, because there is less consequence for their actions, and they are held to different standards under the law, Why would you think a corporation deserves "personhood?"