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~> ~> 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. I am sure that Wayne did not mean anything so blindly stupid as that. ~> ~> 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. The majority opinion of the United States Supreme Court says it didn't. But you go ahead and believe any fiction you choose. --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5a* Origin: FidoTel & QWK on the Web! www.fidotel.com (1:124/311) SEEN-BY: 3/0 633/267 640/954 712/0 313 848 @PATH: 124/311 140/1 261/38 712/848 633/267 |
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