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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:07 PM Original message |
Supreme Court rejects AT&T corporate privacy rights |
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intheflow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. But - but - but - |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Muddy waters on-Muddy waters off |
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Marnie (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Either they have recognized their place in judical |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Or there is something else going on |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Perhaps so. |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. Interesting. So the wing-nuts on the court aren't completely in favor of corporate personhood? |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, that is one small bit of good news. |
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speltwon (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Probably in line with the ACLU |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. They're 3/5 of a person |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. The Opinion of the Court |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
7. Buts I thunk Corporations were people?!?!?!? |
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Thor_MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Only when talking rights. If your talking responsibilty or taxes - that's different |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Where did you get that idea? |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
8. AT&T probably didn't give the Supreme Court justices big enough bribes, |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yay! nt |
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The Second Stone (603 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-01-11 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. The right wing nuts on the court are attacking everybody's |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
16. Even a broken clock? nt |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. Supreme Court: AT&T can't keep bad behavior a secret |
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Vincardog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Now if they will only decide that NATURAL persons are the only ones having HUMAN rights we are cool |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Yes! |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. The fact that the Supremes felt the need to conclude their 'ruling' with "We trust that AT&T will |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. My iphone didn't take it personally... |
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nalnn (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. This seems very duplicitous to be sure. |
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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
22. Supreme Court: Corporations don’t have ‘personal privacy’ rights |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. next..... corporate personhood |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. and therefore . . . . corporations can't legally be "persons". |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. If corporations are persons, then they're technically slaves, if you look deeper |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Noteworthy that a U.S. Appeals Court had to be reversed by SCOTUS on this. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. while this is good -- it certainly prompts this reaction from me |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Claiming they were a "corporation citizen," Oh my..... |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Maybe they can hear the calls for Slappy's disbarment |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 10:07 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. That seems accurate to me. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
33. Duh? |
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