22-05-2014, 02:32 PM
Drew Phipps Wrote:It is a mistake to give a corporation the right to (for instance) free speech, the right to remain silent, or to contribute to political campaigns, etc., not least because it implies that the corporation has a right to exist which is independent of the laws and the government which permitted it to exist in the first place. A corporation with the constitutional rights of a real person is a Frankensteins' Monster permitted to overpower its creator and run amok. To the extent that our constitution permits that, it needs to be amended.Yes, a mistake. There must be a better way for a group of people to assemble together to create something. And no one should have the right to damage or pollute the commons.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.