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even though the discussion often gets reframed. Around catchphrases like "corporate personhood" in the case of Citizens United. That's a funny one to listen fo
by danielweber 12y ago
even though the discussion often gets reframed. Around catchphrases like "corporate personhood" in the case of Citizens United.
That's a funny one to listen for: people who think that Citizens United had anything to do with corporate personhood.
- spacemanmatt 12y agoHobby Lobby was actually about corporate personhood, and it was very recent. Maybe you are conflating things that are only temporally adjacent.
- danielweber 12y agoSince I didn't say anything about Hobby Lobby at all, I don't think I'm the one doing conflating.
- ghaff 12y agoIn general, people are probably wrong to do so but "corporate personhood" was widely tossed around in the context of the Citizens United decision: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/the-supreme-court-still-thinks-corporations-are-people/259995/ http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/07/the-supr... (Not sure you were saying otherwise.) As a soundbite, it's such a red herring anyway. Of course corporations act like individuals in some ways (and not in others). Corporate entities can enter into contracts that aren't tied to a particular employee. They generally have freedom of speech. But they can't be put into prison (except metaphorically.)
- danielweber 12y agoTo be fair, that guy is a politician, who makes his hay by deliberately confusing the topic.