Reply #363: Scalia, in particular, is in a very tough place.

[JDPriestly]

Scalia insists that he is interpreting the Constitution according to the original intent of the Founding Fathers. Since there weren't many corporations of the immensity of the corporations of today at the time the Constitution was written and since much of the prevailing opinion at the time had a negative view of the idea of corporations, he will be hard-pressed to justify siding with corporations on this issue. I'm sure he will try really hard, but I don't see how he can do it.

Jefferson on corporations:

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations which dare already to challenge our Government to trial, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.

letter to George Logan, Nov. 12, 16, 1816

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