[Sosfbay-discuss] Responses to Supreme Court Decision

[fred]

Rob,  I think that giving corporations citizen status is a 
constitutional crime.

Fred

On 1/25/10 1:28 PM, Rob Means wrote:
> When FDR was stymied by a right-wing Supreme Court, he tried to pack it.
> I think we should unpack the existing Court using impeachment and trial.
>
> This is not the first crazy ruling by this 5-4 majority.  These guys
> have a history of bad calls that the public would find objectionable
> (not the least of which was the decision to stop the vote count in
> Florida in 2000 so a corrupt wealthy Republican could become President).
> Some of them lied to Congress during their confirmation hearings.  If a
> prosecutor actually started looking into their shenanigans, I think we
> could come up with a list of high crimes and misdemeanors.  Simply
> impeaching one would change the balance of the Court.
>
> Am I a dreamer, or does this make some sense?
>
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> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:19:05 -0800
> From: Gerry Gras<gerrygras at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Responses to Supreme Court Decision
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> A few responses to the Supreme Court decision
> removing restrictions on corporations giving money
> to elections.
>
> (from Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund)
> "Whose Rights? Challenging Corporate Power"
> "A new Supreme Court decision promotes corporate rights at the expense
> of the rights of citizens. Changing the legal structure itself may be
> the best way to protect democracy."
>       http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/21-8
>
> (from New York Times)
> "Lobbyists Get Potent Weapon in Campaign Finance Ruling"
>       http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/22-1
>
> (from New York Times)
> "Ruling on Spending May Alter Political Terrain"
>       http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/01/21-4
>
> (from Brennan Center for Justice via the Washington Post)
> "Campaign Finance Ruling Reflects Supreme Court's Growing Audacity"
>       http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/22-10
>
> (from John Dean)
> "A Supreme Victory for Special Interests"
> http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/a_supreme_victory_for_special_intere
> sts_20100121/
>
> (from Robert Weissman, Public Citizen)
> "Shed a Tear for Our Democracy"
>       http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/22-14
>
> (from Doris 'Granny D' Haddock)
> "Wisdom at 100: Defend Democracy Against the Corporate State"
>       http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/21-11
>
> (from Institute for Policy Studies)
> "If Corporations Were Human"
>       http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/22
>
> There probably are more, but I am not interested in looking
> for more right now.
>
> Gerry
>
> P.S. I have seen 3 petitions today for the idea of
> a constitutional amendment to reverse this decision.
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