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ETO-Castle

09/28/09 5:14 PM

#103942 RE: unevilfavouredness #103940

OK, lets hear it, see it, find it...links, we NEED links !

lol...I hope your right...
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ryanngina

09/28/09 5:57 PM

#103951 RE: unevilfavouredness #103940

ok i give whats going on now?
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ryanngina

09/28/09 6:02 PM

#103954 RE: unevilfavouredness #103940

whats going on ?give us some links to read
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Chiron

09/28/09 6:05 PM

#103955 RE: unevilfavouredness #103940

Why is tomorrow any different than any other Tuesday?
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sunshinevibrations

09/28/09 6:31 PM

#103958 RE: unevilfavouredness #103940

If you're talking about a forthcoming Supreme Court ruling that will pave the way for corporations to pour money into elections, I'm afraid you couldn't be more wrong about how this will affect our lives.

First, of course, the outcome of this particular case will be decided by the courts, which are only indirectly affected by political campaigns. Big money can and has influenced the election of candidates, but it will take some time for the corporations to remake the courts even more to their liking through campaign finance. This case is not likely to last that long.

Second, if the ability to influence the outcome of this or any other case is dependent upon the availability of money for political endorsements, which of the companies involved here would have the most to spend: JP Morgan Chase or Washington Mutual?

The legal definition of corporations as individuals with Constitutional rights is absurd. Corporations are groups of individuals who have rights, but those individuals should not be shielded from the responsibilities of individual citizens by hiding behind a corporate structure. As it is now, it's nearly impossible to hold corporations responsible for illegal conduct and/or behavior. Giving them the ability to more directly influence our democratic process will have gravely negative repercussions for generations to come.