I think as long as laws are being passed that would affect a corporation, it has rights to donate to whomever they want - up to a very strict limit.
Once again..I agree corporations are not people. But that does not mean that they are not affected by who is elected. Would you agree, then, that unions, PACs and interest groups are not 'people' and therefore should nto be allowed to donate to political campaigns? On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Corporations are not people. They don't get to contribute to > campaigns. People do.Elections are for people to vote for > representatives in a democracy. Corporations are not people. Period. > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I agree with you. I just don't think corporations should be banned >> from donating to political campaigns, they, like everyone else should >> be limited - severely. >> >> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Repeat after me. Corporations are not people. Anyone who tells you >>> otherwise is trying to fuck you over. >>> >>> Judah >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I think each person and corporation should have donations capped at >>>> something like $1000. That way, no one person/corporation would get >>>> preferential treatment. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> It would seem that the current conservative wing is closely following >>>>> in Judge Taney's footsteps when it comes to reality checking. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Free for all would be exactly the opposite of the result of this >>>>>> decision. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm not surprised by the decision, sadly, but oy. Corporations have >>>>>> every right that individuals do because they are people. That is the >>>>>> most brain dead notion I've heard from the Supreme Court in a long >>>>>> time. And I pay attention to Scalia, so that's saying something. >>>>>> >>>>>> Judah >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:31 PM, Robert Munn <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Corporate limits on campaign spending have been eliminated. Hold onto >>>>>>> your >>>>>>> hats boys and girls, this campaign season is going to be a free-for-all. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-01-21-campaign-law_N.htm >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:311018 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
