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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 08:47 AM
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New personhood test for corporations
based on failed Mississippi personhood proposal:

If a corporation can prove that it was created by a human sperm fertilizing a human egg, then it can go ahead and claim personhood.
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 08:49 AM
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1. If corporations are people, I'd like to ask for Apple's hand in marriage
dont worry, I'll leave you in 30 days and take only a few billion in alimony
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greymattermom Donating Member (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 08:51 AM
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2. alternative minimum tax
If they are people, they should be eligible for the alternative minimum tax, right?
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:14 PM
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3. strange how a fertilized egg will have more rights than a newborn drawing its first breath ...
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