A few years ago a student in my class asked if I thought corporations should be allowed to vote. I had never heard of such a thing, but I am proud to say that I was able instantly to reply, "if so, they should be required to pay taxes." Nothing more was said on the subject in that class.
> > >Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Date: September 18, 2009 6:01:55 PM PDT >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: POCLAD: Colbert nails it !! >> >> Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [POCLAD] >> P.O. Box 246 >> South Yarmouth, MA 02664-0246 >> Phone: 508-398-1145 Email: [email protected] Web: www.poclad.org >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Stephen Colbert Nails It!! >> >> http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/249055/september-15-2009/the-word---let-freedom-ka-ching >> >> And if you'd like to see more from the group that resurrected the >> Santa Clara decision, revived the long-lost debate over corporate >> personhood, warned of the SCOTUS decision that money = speech, >> revealed how the U.S. Constitution set up the world's first "free >> trade agreement," and since 1994 has been extolling what a new >> "democracy movement" can do about all this -- go to >> www.poclad.org<http://www.poclad.org >> > . >> >> >> Time to Rise Up Against Corporate Personhood >> >> The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week on the issue of >> whether business corporations should be granted First Amendment Free >> Speech "rights" to directly contribute (some say "invest") in >> political campaigns from their corporate treasuries. >> The case was Citizens United v Federal Elections Commission >> >> Proponents claim the views of business corporations aren't fairly >> heard in the political arena. By extension, business corporations >> supposedly don't have enough political influence. >> >> It's time to say ENOUGH! >> >> * NO FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS FOR CORPORATIONS! >> * NO CORPORATE PERSONHOOD "RIGHTS"! >> >> It's time to efficiently, effectively, and energetically, EDUCATE, >> ADVOCATE AND ORGANIZE >> >> What you can do (3 items) >> >> 1. Educate yourselves on the case and corporate personhood. Here are >> a few resources: >> >> >> * Video links of a recent program in Western Massachusetts >> discussing the Sept 9 oral argument before the US Supreme Court >> >> Seven Minute Summary of POCLAD/Shays 2 Sponsored Event >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJVthpo96E8 >> Citizens United v FEC, part 1, Jeffrey Clements, Part 1 >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IKQe1-fox4 >> 10 minutes 34 seconds >> Citizens United v FEC, John Bonifaz, part 2 >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i15nKP7DkBk >> 10 minutes 34 seconds >> >> >> * POCLAD, WILPF, et. al. Amicus [friend of the court] legal brief >> on Citizens United v Federal Elections Commission >> >> challenging corporate personhood [a must read!] >> http://www.democracy21.org/vertical/Sites/%7B3D66FAFE-2697-446F-BB39-85FBBBA57812%7D/uploads/%7B625225EA-44D8-4E94-BE6F-C8AD7D0E445D%7D.PDF >> >> >> * Sotomayor critiques corporate personhood >> >> Page 33 at >> http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/08-205%5BReargued%5D.pd >> Because what you are suggesting is that the courts who created >> corporations as persons, gave birth to corporations as persons, and >> there could be an argument made that that was the Court's error to >> start with, not Austin or McConnell, but the fact that the Court >> imbued a creature of State law with human characteristics. >> >> >> * Timeline of Personhood Rights and Powers >> >> (from Women's International League for Peace & Freedom) >> http://www.wilpf.org/docs/ccp/corp/ACP/CP_article%2Btimeline.pdf >> >> >> * Democracy Insurgency Packet >> >> Bottom of page at http://www.poclad.org/ >> >> 2. Take Action >> >> >> * Invite friends to come together to study this issue >> * Raise this issue with any/all groups you are members of/donate to >> * Write a letter to the editor of your daily/weekly/alternative >> paper >> * Call a talk show (both "liberal" and "conservative" -- who in >> their right mind after all feels corporations should have Bill of >> Rights! >> * Post this to your Facebook, MySpace, and any other social >> network site you are a member of >> >> 3. Forward this email to your lists and encourage them to educate >> themselves...and to subscribe to the POCLAD email list! >> >> It's about time this issue sees the light of day! Legal obscurity >> has been one of greatest advantages to maintaining corporate >> personhood. It's time for a change! >> >> THANK YOU! >> >> And if you'd like to see more from the group that resurrected the >> Santa Clara decision, revived the long-lost debate over corporate >> personhood, warned of the SCOTUS decision that money = speech, >> revealed how the U.S. Constitution set up the world's first "free >> trade agreement," and since 1994 has been extolling what a new >> "democracy movement" can do about all this -- go to >> www.poclad.org<http://www.poclad.org >> > . >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
