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And government grants corporate charters. They, and we need to remember this fact. And, corporations can be unmade as a punishment.

• jonny_eh 12y ago
  Do you have a legal precedent to point to? The Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the constitution) didn't even apply to state governments until the 14th amendment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_Rights http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporation_of_the_Bill_of_Ri...
  • kefka 12y ago
    What precedent would one need? You ask the government for a license to incorporate. You pay some money to facilitate this incorporation. This is no different than a drivers license. The gov't can say yea or nay to that under criterion they decide.
  • dragonwriter 12y ago
    > Do you have a legal precedent to point to? For revoking corporate charter? Every jurisdiction which grants them also already reserves the power to revoke them. E.g., Delaware: http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/decode/8/1/X/284 http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/decode/8/1/X/284
    • jonny_eh 12y ago
      For revoking a corporate charter for violating a customer or partner's 1st amendment rights.