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To: Lane3 who wrote (129935)	2/1/2010 9:09:34 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 542214

Like the framers wanted to constrain congress so it drew straws to find some context for doing so. The did want to constrain congress. A powerful, intrusive, government is a dangerous government. They also wanted to protect free speech, and the method they chose was a restraint on congress. The corporation is an independent entity. The corporation is an entity that has a legal independence from its shareholders and employees, but it is still the vehicle they use for collective operation. It is still a collection of people acting together. A brook is not. A much better example to use might be the Democratic Party. You can sue the party, and if you win the money doesn't come from people who register to vote as a member, or from people employed by the party. Its a legally separate entity. But not allowing it to campaign for candidates (or people to collectively campaign for candidates using its structure, whichever formulation suits you) would be a violation of free speech.