Comments | ontd_political: First anniversary of Citizens United sparks "Movement For The People"

darksumomo in ontd_political

First anniversary of Citizens United sparks "Movement For The People"

Jan 26, 2011 12:47

Truthout: At "Summit for the People," Call for Action on Citizens UnitedMonday 24 January 2011 ( Read more... )

campaign finance, populism, community organizing, activism, corporations, supreme court, protest

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maladaptive January 26 2011, 20:58:58 UTC

onlookers were introduced to "corporate persons," a direct play on the term "corporate personhood," which many at the crowd agreed to be a direct result of the Citizens United ruling, if not preceding it.

Corporations have been persons LONG before Citizens United-- any business is a distinct legal entity in the US. It's a huge foundation in how our business law works.

Doesn't mean they should get to vote or influence campaigns, though. Ugh. The Citizens United decision gives me the shivers.

erunamiryene January 26 2011, 21:21:30 UTC

We have a company maintaining that it has "personal privacy" rights. I think it's safe to say things are out of control. :/

I get what you're saying about business law, though. The problem is that it's getting extended into ridiculousness, like Citizens United.

erunamiryene January 26 2011, 21:19:40 UTC

then corporate influence "will permanently control the political narrative in the United States."

It "will"? It doesn't now? I'm sorry, but I'm a huge cynic when it comes to elections, especially after the stories about the Chamber of Commerce this last election ("you can totally trust us to sort out foreign money, u guise"), and after Citizens United. As long as Americans have their car, the shreds of the "american dream" to cling to (completely with guilt trip if they don't currently HAVE said dream, because it must be something THEY did, natch), their trainwreck TV shows, and their internet, they don't give a fuck. Well ... most of them don't. Not enough, anyway.