-=> Earl Croasmun wrote to Wayne Chirnside <=-

 ~> How many votes do you think a large corporation like Exxon - Mobil
 ~> is entitled to?

 EC> Corporations don't vote in elections for governmental office.  Most
 EC> people already knew that, but I point it out just in case.

Sure they do. They vote with their wallets. To think otherwise is simply naive
in the extreme. They have done so for years ... and now this new and
wrong-headed supreme court ruling allows them to be open about it instead of
skulking about back-stairs and in dark alleys as befits criminals.
 
 ~> If they've a greater right than that of an average citizen to donate
 ~> to a political candidate, and they do, the that's elevating corporations
 ~> far above those rights granted to U.S. citizens.

 EC> The case had nothing to do with donating money to a candidate, and it
 EC> gave no "greater" rights to corporations than
individuals.  Your lack
 EC> of understanding the basics of the case helps to explain your opinion
 EC> of it.

Yes, it did. "Your lack of understanding the basics of the case helps to
explain your opinion of it." right back at you.

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