Good news everyone! Our benevolent corporate overlords are here to stay and it’s full steam ahead for the New American Plutocracy! USA! USA! USA! The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a plea to revisit its 2-year-old campaign finance decision in the Citizens United case and instead struck down a Montana law limiting corporate campaign spending.
Corporations that are "people" and "speak" should also file a regular old 1040 tax return like the rest of us. I don't get to subtract my operating expenses from my income and neither should they. Unless they want to shut the fuck up.
If Obama can replace one justice from the conservative block (in his next term it seems), we'll still have a bunch of 5-4 decisions. But less weeping afterward.
I heard corporations are imprisoned by Obama's regulations with nothing except ginormous profits for comfort.
I can't wait for the Bain Capitol!
well maybe, but i can't WAIT for tomorrow.
mr fuflans thinks this court's decisions are going to go down like the dred scott and be less easy to repair.
Corporations that are "people" and "speak" should also file a regular old 1040 tax return like the rest of us. I don't get to subtract my operating expenses from my income and neither should they. Unless they want to shut the fuck up.
If Obama can replace one justice from the conservative block (in his next term it seems), we'll still have a bunch of 5-4 decisions. But less weeping afterward.
Corruption doth never prosper, for if it doth prosper, none dare call it corruption.
My advice? Accept the new reality, find a corporation you can more or less stomach, and swear fealty to it.