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To: JohnM who wrote (129176)	1/24/2010 8:28:41 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541978

The best comment on some of the consequences of the SC decision The consequences are enormous, no doubt, if Exxon gets to contribute whatever "it" wants. They would not be, though, if, as Win suggested and I discussed through several posts, corporate persons were considered to be subject to the same limitations as regular persons. In that case Exxon would get to contribute the same thousand dollars or whatever the limit is that you or I get to contribute. That would make the consequences rather minor. You can't buy an attack ad in the Superbowl for a thousand bucks. Even if you get Chevron and Mobil etc to chip in a grand each you could barely fund a decent Superbowl party for the oil boyz. The principle of corporations being treated as persons might still offend, but I am totally missing why anyone would get all exercised over the practical consequences. Perhaps someone could explain that to me. What am I missing?