Supreme Court's 'Radical and Destructive' Decision Hands Over Democracy to the Corporations
- One expert calls the Citizens United decision 'the most radical and destructive campaign finance decision in the history of the Supreme Court.'
- Why corporate personhood matters and what it means
Liliana Segura, AlterNet
"The Supreme Court has just predicted the winners of the next November election," Sen. Chuck Schumer announced this morning. "It won't be Republicans. It won't be Democrats. It will be Corporate America." Indeed, in a momentous 5 to 4 decision the New York Times called a "doctrinal earthquake," the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an unprecedented ruling that gives new significance to the phrase "corporate personhood."
In it, the Roberts court overturned the federal ban on corporate contributions to political campaigns, ruling that forbidding corporations from spending money to support or undermine political candidates amounts to censorship. Corporations, the court ruled, should enjoy the same First Amendment rights as individuals. Writing for the majority, Justice Anthony Kennedy said the Supreme Court rejects "the argument that political speech of corporations or other associations should be treated differently under the First Amendment simply because such associations are not 'natural persons.'"
Related:
Why corporate personhood matters and what it means, Citizen Works
An interview with Molly Morgan, a member of the leadership team for the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's campaign to abolish corporate personhood
Corporate Rule: A Hidden History, Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County
Rethinking Resistence to Corporate Rule, Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County
Strategic Corporate Initiative, CorporateEthics.org
The mission of the Strategic Corporate Initiative (SCI) project is to design, inspire, and direct a movement to transform the role of corporations in our society.
A Supreme Act Of Judical Treason Against The People Of The United States, And What We Can And Must Do About It, The Pen
Because of the gravity of the crime against the Constitution committed by a gang of 5 right wing judicial outlaws on our Supreme Court yesterday (Jan 22), we are launching two critical action pages at once:
- Action Page: Corporations Are not The People
- Action Page: Impeach The Supreme Court 5
