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> No, but you can sue it and rule against it. Ever seen a ruling with a name like "Smith vs. Acme Inc."? Not in a criminal court. > No, and corporations also
by DannoHung 17y ago
> No, but you can sue it and rule against it. Ever seen a ruling with a name like "Smith vs. Acme Inc."?
Not in a criminal court.
> No, and corporations also can't speak. So free speech for corporations is an oxymoron if you don't mean free speech by the people that make up a corporation.
The board of directors, actually, or, even more accurately, whoever holds a controlling share of the corporation.
- mseebach 17y ago> Not in a criminal court. Because a corporation isn't a person, and can't commit felonies. If it could, it'd be tried in criminal court. > The board of directors, actually, or, even more accurately, whoever holds a controlling share of the corporation. Yes, they have free speech, just as any minority shareholder as well and managers and all employees. The latter just don't have the same access to spend company resources on said speech.
- DannoHung 17y ago> Because a corporation isn't a person, and can't commit felonies. If it could, it'd be tried in criminal court. And yet they should be granted all the rights of a person? > Yes, they have free speech, just as any minority shareholder as well and managers and all employees. The latter just don't have the same access to spend company resources on said speech. Any access to spend company resources. If you don't have a controlling interest, you can do just about jack and shit. I suppose you could embezzle or misuse funds though.
- hga 17y agoSee my above comment, corporations such as Arthur Anderson have been convicted of felonies.