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BlueMan Votes

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10. you said that the law states that it could be people OR corporations...

Reply to OffWithTheirHeads (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 12:00 AM

Nov 2012

so all the judge would have to do is decide whether papers of incorporation counts as being a corporation for the purpose of using the carpool lanes.
personhood wouldn't even come into the equation.

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Can a California carpool lane law challenge citizens united? [View all] OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 OP

You know this is a joke, yes? jberryhill Nov 2012 #1

Didn't sound like a joke to me. Thom either IMO. OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #2

Probably their money. nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #3

A corporation is "present" at a couple of places jberryhill Nov 2012 #5

How does one establish a corporation right to the HOV lane? Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #4

Well, you'd have to have 2 or more corporations in the car GiaGiovanni Nov 2012 #6

if the law says that in can be people OR corporations... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #7

Because he was givin a traffic ticket for violating the law OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #8

you said that the law states that it could be people OR corporations... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #10

Oh good grief! So how does a corporation prove it is a person? OffWithTheirHeads Nov 2012 #13

why would it have to...? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #14

The Supreme Court ruled it so. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #18

That's already decided, and it's not good for our driver. jeff47 Nov 2012 #19

Citizens United did not say that corporations are people. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #9

I don't see this aspect mentioned enough on DU. Thanks. nt Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #11

Thanks for that but, unfortunately, the facts won't stick. Luminous Animal Nov 2012 #12

exactly- citizens united is about money as speech, not corporate personhood. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #15

More specifically theKed Nov 2012 #17

Not so fast there. Justice Kennedy ruled in favor, comparing a corporation to "associations of WinkyDink Nov 2012 #20

The police cannot break into the offices of DemocraticUnderground LLC and seize all of DU's stuff Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #21

He's gonna get thrown outta court by a really pizzed-off judge struggle4progress Nov 2012 #16

I think you mean that he's going to 'have the book thrown at him' by the judge... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #22

yeah, i mean the judge ain't gonna buy what he's sellin struggle4progress Nov 2012 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author struggle4progress Nov 2012 #23