The Constitution does not say that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech of individuals; it does not say the Congress may make a law restricting the freedom of speech of corporations.
The Constitution does not say that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech of individuals; it does not say the Congress may make a law restricting the freedom of speech of corporations.
AH, but the left’s argument is that corporate law carves out special tax benefits for corporations, so government has the right to set whatever standards it wants for corporations. If they want the benefits of incorporation, they must comply. Regardless, I don’t see how anyone can reasonably argue that corporate law permits the government to violate constitutional provisions. The constitution is supreme law, and when it says things like, “Congress shall make no law...”, it means exactly that. How some people can claim Congress can pass laws that violate religious freedoms when the constitution expressly prohibits exactly that, I don’t know.
Yet the recent Supreme Court ruled that corporations in effect ARE individuals and afforded the protection when it comes to campaign finances, didn’t it?