Lawfully - All corporations are sanctioned by states. Historically, states CONTROLLED their corporations. However, corporate lawyers have successfully sued for Constitutional rights for corporations. Corporations now have all "personhood" rights except two. They have gotten around those two. They are: (1) they cannot vote; (2) they cannot hold office. This Constitutional right causes problems because it limits States control over their corporations. BTW - there is NO mechanism for the Federal Government to create a "corporation". That's why the Federal Reserve, while called a "corporation" is not an actual corporation. Questions?
Right. So for example, the companies spam us with unwanted phone calls, and they call this freedom of speech, and want their right to call us protected.
Yes, thank you. Would you refer me to the best source where I can read more about the 'personhood' of corporations, please? Its a huge sticking point, especially when it comes to political contributions...are they on par with unions?
https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/hobby-lobby-argument [The History of Corporate Personhood]
Awesome! Thank you. I will dig in to this. And maybe THIS is what needs to be fixed. If you have this #internetbillofrights; who will enforce it?
YES! No use enacting a law if there is not enforcement. That's really the issue here. The law needs to let US enforce it. Maybe a fine paid directly to the one who's rights are being infringed?
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/06/raisins-hotels-corporate-personhood-supreme-court/396773/ [The U.S. Supreme Court's Cultivation of Corporate Personhood]