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3. remember that corporations can "breed" far more readily than humans

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 04:38 PM

Feb 2013

one corporation can create thousands of subsidiaries, and therefore thousands of votes.

probably cheaper and more effective than campaign contributions....

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Not A Joke Or A Protest – This Republican Actually Wants To Grant Corporations The Right To Vote [View all] ashling Feb 2013 OP

if a corporation has the right to vote, can it be drafted to go fight for its country? putitinD Feb 2013 #1

The Corporate Right To Vote Goes Back To The Concept When Only Property Owners Were Allowed Vote. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2013 #2

remember that corporations can "breed" far more readily than humans unblock Feb 2013 #3

Death penalty for corporations...? Bigmack Feb 2013 #4

Good. I propose we also make them eligible to be convicted of crimes, and given capital punishment! reformist2 Feb 2013 #5

INteresting since 2naSalit Feb 2013 #6

I wonder if this applies to foreign corporations that own property in Montana arcane1 Feb 2013 #7

As long as investors in corporations could NOT vote that would be fine cthulu2016 Feb 2013 #8

Who would decide how the corporation votes? MyshkinCommaPrince Feb 2013 #9

What's next? Let corporations run for public office? If elected, who SDjack Feb 2013 #10

If a corporation is a person, then- one corporation = one vote. stlsaxman Feb 2013 #11

Oh, no. What the hell is going on in this country? This scares more than many other things I've Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #12

Representation Tsiyu Feb 2013 #13