Reply #17: Yes, corporate personhood IS ridiculous, [View All]

[Occulus]

but we're stuck with it, and the Constitution is very clear on the prohibition upon persons buying and selling other persons.

If corporations are persons, they are and have been engaging in slavery amongst themselves, and that's patently illegal. The law is clear: persons cannot buy and sell other persons; thus, no corporation- being that the SCOTUS has agreed that they are in fact persons- should be able to own any other corporation.

We've long wanted to abolish corporate personhood, but I'm starting to think it might be better to apply the rules and responsibilities of being a person instead. They want the rights of personhood: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to bear arms, the right against self-incrimination, etc. Corporate persons should therefore be willing to accept the responsibilities as well.