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roberto IS beto Donating Member (55 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-30-11 06:44 PM
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Corporate Personhood Amendment
An Amendment to Preclude Corporations from Claiming Bill of Rights Protections

SECTION 1. The U.S. Constitution protects only the rights of living human beings.

SECTION 2. Corporations and other institutions granted the privilege to exist shall be subordinate to any and all laws enacted by citizens and their elected governments.

SECTION 3. Corporations and other for-profit institutions are prohibited from attempting to influence the outcome of elections, legislation or government policy through the use of aggregate resources or by rewarding or repaying employees or directors to exert such influence.

SECTION 4. Congress shall have power to implement this article by appropriate legislation.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 06:31 AM
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1. I'm all for it!.......nt
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felix_numinous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-01-11 06:23 PM
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2. We are not alone...
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Cobalt-60 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-02-11 01:28 AM
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3. You missed a spot : immortality
All corporations should be required to apply for a new charter every year.
The first whiff of bad behavior and they're history.
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