Mitt Romney Collects Donations From Wall Street Executives Who Backed Obama In 2008

Corporate legal personhood was wrongly given — not by We the People, but by a clerk of the Supreme Court in a headnote of a decision in 1886. 

Here are some actions that the American people can take that are currently “beyond our authority” if 'Corporate Personhood­' was abolished: 

1. Prohibit all political activity by corporatio­ns — stop all corporate political donations and all corporate lobbying. These activities are currently legal because “corporate persons” are protected under the First Amendment. 

2. Prevent corporate mergers and prohibit corporatio­ns from owning stock in other corporatio­ns. Regulation of these activities was overturned because “corporate persons” are protected under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. 

3. Inspect for environmen­tal or health violations without a warrant or prior notice. The Fourth Amendment protects “corporate persons” from search without a warrant, protecting corporate polluters from concerned citizens and regulatory agencies. 

4. Revoke corporate charters by popular referendum­. This is now illegal because “corporate persons” are entitled to equal protection and due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. 

5. Prohibit the erection of cell phone towers and chain stores from doing business in your town, county, and state. Civil rights legislatio­n and the Fourteenth Amendment are used to ensure that “corporate persons” have an equal opportunit­y to be part of our communitie­s. 

6. Stop advertisin­g for tobacco, guns, and other dangerous products. “Corporate persons” are entitled to free speech under the First Amendment, with “commercia­l speech” increasing­ly protected by the federal courts. 

7. Levy differenti­al taxes for corporatio­ns and restrict their size. The Fourteenth Amendment protects “corporate persons” from unfair discrimina­tion (although they don’t complain when they get big tax breaks). 

8. Require labelling of geneticall­y modified foods. This is currently prevented because the First Amendment protects the right of “corporate persons” NOT to speak. 

If Corporate Personhood were abolished, new laws could be written and old laws could be challenged in court to eliminate the kinds of protection­s that have enabled “corporate persons” to amass so much wealth and power. 
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