Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Corporation Run for Congress-First Test of “Corporate Personhood”

[kpete]

Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Corporation Run for Congress
First Test of “Corporate Personhood” In Politics

Following the recent Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to allow unlimited corporate funding of federal campaigns, Murray Hill Inc. today announced it was filing to run for U.S. Congress and released its first campaign video on www.youtube.com/user/murrayhillcongress

“Until now,” Murray Hill Inc. said in a statement, “corporate interests had to rely on campaign contributions and influence peddling to achieve their goals in Washington. But thanks to an enlightened Supreme Court, now we can eliminate the middle-man and run for office ourselves.”

Murray Hill Inc. is believed to be the first “corporate person” to exercise its constitutional right to run for office. As Supreme Court observer Lyle Denniston wrote in his SCOTUSblog, “If anything, the decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission conferred new dignity on corporate “persons,” treating them — under the First Amendment free-speech clause — as the equal of human beings.”

Murray Hill Inc. agrees. “The strength of America,” Murray Hill Inc. says, “is in the boardrooms, country clubs and Lear jets of America’s great corporations. We’re saying to Wal-Mart, AIG and Pfizer, if not you, who? If not now, when?”

more:
http://murrayhillweb.com/pr-012510.html

[tridim]

1. It would be really sweet if this ends up at the SC.

Vote Murray Hill Inc.!

[Gin Blossom]

2. Now this is genius.

Why not get rid of the middleman and get the real thing elected?

[loudsue]

3. This needs to happen across the board: charges of murder from an enlightened Atty. General

Petitions for marriage licenses, etc. Bring it.

[Atman]

7. God, that would be AWESOME!

Toyota alone could have several "murder" charges brought up against if for the phony gas-pedal issue. Or at least, negligent homicide or manslaughter. This is going to get really interesting.

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[DisgustedInMN]

4. Enlightened pushback!

As I've said elsewhere. This mockery of democracy MUST be taken on in every venue. If the Justice Department wants to govern, then fine, lets make 'em govern. Overwhelm the court system with cases like this will surely prompt, both frivolous AND serious. Grind the entire system to a halt until this travesty is reversed.

NO HUMAN JUSTICE, NO FUNCTIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM.

[gkhouston]

5. Wish they were running against the Republican in my district. n/t

[RT Atlanta]

6. Great idea... and publicity for that business

Another thought is that if you have two progressive corporations looking to legally merge (e.g. stock purchase), instead have them seek to be legally "married" under the concept of corporate person hood.

[Vincardog]

8. What needs to happen is that the IRS should start TAXING them like individuals