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The Supreme Court decision
Jan. 22nd, 2010 12:40 pmFor those on my flist, if any, who support the Court's decision in /Citizens United v. FEC/, I would be interested to know your answers to the following questions:
Is a toaster a person?
Is a corporation a person?
Can you explain the difference?
What would it mean for a toaster to have a right to free speech?
What does it mean, precisely, for a corporation to have a right to free speech? This is not the same as the free speech rights enjoyed by any of the people involved as individuals -- this, as ruled by the court, is a separate right, belonging to the corporation as an entity in and of itself, completely independent of the rights of any of the individuals involved.
Can you explain the difference?
ETA: Justice Rehnquist's dissent in /First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti/
makes for excellent reading on the subject.
Is a toaster a person?
Is a corporation a person?
Can you explain the difference?
What would it mean for a toaster to have a right to free speech?
What does it mean, precisely, for a corporation to have a right to free speech? This is not the same as the free speech rights enjoyed by any of the people involved as individuals -- this, as ruled by the court, is a separate right, belonging to the corporation as an entity in and of itself, completely independent of the rights of any of the individuals involved.
Can you explain the difference?
ETA: Justice Rehnquist's dissent in /First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti/
makes for excellent reading on the subject.
