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To: mojitojoe

The trouble is that when corporations are chartered by States, but then operate nationally or internationally, in past they have argued that State laws do not apply to them. So, for example, they cannot be zoned or regulated, may pollute at will, as long as it is within federal standards.

In effect, joining their corporate person-hood with the interstate commerce act, or even the prerogatives of foreign governments. And while they technically are like a person under the law, as proxy organizations, no one is easily held criminally responsible for criminal acts.

Having broad assets, if they are sued in court, they can delay the proceedings indefinitely, until their opponent dies or gives up. This costs the taxpayers endless millions of dollars.

Far more serious are when corporations buy elected officials, at all levels. During the Clinton years, an internal executive memo was leaked from Tyson Corporation, detailing a complete list of Arkansas State office holders, and the amounts of bribes to be given to each one.

In truth, corporate person-hood is potentially far worse than illegal aliens.


40 posted on 01/23/2010 11:07:58 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Liberal heads are exploding. They think obongo can’t win unless this is reversed. That tells me all I need to know.


41 posted on 01/23/2010 1:45:56 PM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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