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To: Lane3 who wrote (129135)	1/24/2010 9:40:33 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 542043

When did that change? When the SC justices appointed by Bush wanted to give corporations more power and influence in American politics. I seem to recall some criticism about activist judges going beyond the strict limits of the Constitution, the laws as Congress intended them to function, etc. and creating their own legal standards out of whole cloth. Didn't that come from the right? Maybe I am confused on that point..... Everybody loves purity until they have a cause to serve, then watch 'em bend and break those principles as required. That's where big government conservatism was born.

To: Lane3 who wrote (129135)	1/24/2010 9:40:42 AM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542043

There is a long history on the "corporate personhood" front, see en.wikipedia.org for example. Not the clearest article on wikipedia, that, but its convolution is probably appropriate. My cynical impression is that legally corporations are persons when it's beneficial to them and not so much when it's not. Something I haven't seen mentioned anyway in the current coverage is that there are limitations on individual political political contributions. I'm sure Roberts has a plan there too, though. We don't need no stinkin' activist judges, say the conservatives, snort.