Opponents of “Corporate Personhood” Eye US Constitution by Matthew Cardinale

[Jim Lane]

6. It's very ironic to tout this movement on DU

The OP has a photo of a protest sign: "FREE SPEECH IS FOR PEOPLE NOT FOR CORPORATIONS."

The photo is posted on a website owned by a corporation.

Abolish corporate personhood, and what exactly stops President DeMint (or whoever) from shutting down DU and confiscating all the assets of Democratic Underground LLC? Even if you're 100% confident that there will never again be a Republican President (an assumption that I don't share), consider that some RWNJ state governor might take similar action against a website or newspaper or magazine based in his or her state.

The better response to Citizens United would be to establish (by changing the Supreme Court's membership or by Constitutional amendment) that spending money on politics can be speech but is also conduct, and can therefore be regulated, just as burning one's draft card can be.