MrScorpio
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Thu Jan-21-10 12:06 PM
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Corporate Personhood Sucks |
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Thu Jan-21-10 12:13 PM
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teamster633
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Thu Jan-21-10 12:19 PM
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2. If ever there was a slippery slope... |
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The only question now is how long before we reach terminal velocity in our national descent?
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Thu Jan-21-10 12:35 PM
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Thu Jan-21-10 12:26 PM
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3. what do you mean by this? |
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the reason i ask is because the treating of people as members of corporate bodies nearly tore Mexico's political parties apart more than a century ago...
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Thu Jan-21-10 12:29 PM
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4. If corporations are people, |
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can we arrest their asses and throw them in jail if when they break the law?
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Thu Jan-21-10 12:35 PM
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They have the RIGHTS of people, but not the LIABILITIES. Legally, the corporations are not their owners, they are separate entities. How can you put "virtual being" in jail?
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