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To: Neeka who wrote (16657)	11/18/2003 5:54:43 PM
From: MSI	Read Replies (1) of 793824

The point is: it isn't "capitalism" to buy gov't representatives' votes. That structure actually becomes textbook fascism, where the combination of gov't and business run everything and invade private lives of citizens. This is what Mousselini and Hitler did as they rose to power, making deals with private industrialists and financiers to increase their power, and give industrialists increased ability to create workers' servitude with gov't help. The Framers of the US Constitution sought to create "every man created equal". The fraud killing our country had its start way back in the 1886 Santa Clara County vs Southern Pacific decision that was used to make corporations free from gov't punishment, but endowed with the power of citizens. Message 19512185 It wasn't so much the decision, based on the 14th Amendment, but as Ray points out, Hartman shows it was the deliberate subversion of that in favor of private concentration of gov't power in private corporate hands. Message 19512554 It grew gradually as precedents formed, and took a sharp turn upward after the secrecy acts in the 40's and 50's created insider gov't power greater than citizen representation. It's a "friendly fascism" using the words of Bertram Gross, which ain't so friendly when it gets to the current phase of secret arrests, trials and executions.

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