Psycho Corporations Love Our Supreme Court

when the conduct of that “corporate person” is so vile that they make decisions to kill people to increase profit, we hear the argument that it was a “corporate wide decision.” We hear that there was no single person to hold accountable. They tell us that many people were involved in the acts and we can’t throw their corporation in prison. The U.S. Supreme Court is now considering expanding the definition of “person” even farther for ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 9, 2009 - 1:16 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 9, 2009

Papantonio's experience handling the civic case against Bayer gives some first hand street cred to his characterization of the law being taken over by and for corporations.

With the Bush supreme court on a path to remove corporate limits on political contributions, the situation is becoming even more dire. A counterattack is needed.

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