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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (792695)	6/30/2014 4:51:30 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1586926

The people within corporations are people, and have all the rights of people already. Corporations are not people. Do corporations have the right to bear arms, as corporations, Ten? Can one corporation "stand it's ground" against another, with firearms?

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (792695)	6/30/2014 5:13:11 PM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Recommended By joseffy Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1586926

SHOCK REPORT: US Power Plants Under Cyber Attack From Russia Posted by Andrew Marcus on Monday, June 30, 2014, 3:15 PM It sure is a good thing that the threat from Russia is so last century! Stuxnet-like malware is attacking US power plants. Gizmodo reported: Stuxnet-Like Malware From Russia Is Attacking U.S. Power Plants This is scary stuff. Not only has the attack been going on for 18 months, it appears to be focused on targets in the United States and Europe. According to the Financial Times, the malware “allows its operators to monitor energy consumption in real time, or to cripple physical systems such as wind turbines, gas pipelines and power plants at will.” This is exactly the type of attack that the government’s been (very vocally) worried about lately. Romney was right. Obama and his progressive geniuses were all wrong. Hopefully we’re not too late and too damaged by Obama to protect ourselves.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (792695)	7/1/2014 12:08:22 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 1586926

NY Times Debate: Is Contemporary Capitalism Compatible with Christian Values? By Paul Caron New York Times Room for Debate: God and Mammon: Jesus drove money changers out of the Temple, calling them “a den of thieves.” Of the profit-centric world view, Pope Francis warned, “We can no longer trust in the unseen forces and the invisible hand of the market,” to provide economic justice. Others call Christianity and capitalism inextricable. Is contemporary capitalism compatible with Christian values? Colleen Carroll Campbell (Author & Journalist), It’s Possible to Balance Beliefs and Aspirations: "There is no need to uncritically embrace the excesses of capitalism or to scapegoat it for all of our sins."Gary Dorrien (Union Theological Seminary), Morality Should Not Be Priced in the Marketplace: Early economies were built on social obligations. Capitalism thrives on selfish impulses that Christian teaching condemns.Eddie Glaude (Princeton), Too Many Follow the Gospel of Greed: "Pastors preaching the need for prosperity lock us in gilded cages forged by competition and selfishness, sealing our fates."Michael Novak (Theologian), Most Moral of a Bad Lot of Economic Systems: "No other system has so quickly lifted the world out of poverty, grasped the need for freedom and creativity, and valued sacrifice for the future."James K.A. Smith (Calvin College), Steadfast Principles in a Changing World: "Christianity isn't incompatible with free markets. But it may be incompatible with modern capitalism and its growing inequality and exploitation."

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (792695)	7/1/2014 10:43:27 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1586926

Never mind the fact that corporations are made up of people, and that the people have rights inside or outside of the corporation. The problem with this viewpoint is that the only one exercising rights as a corporation is the CEO. Who does not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of even a majority of those involved in the corporation. Given that they now can essentially pour unlimited amounts of money to influence the political process means that everyone else's rights are compromised. Between that and lobbyists, everyone but the plutocrats and the corporations are essentially shut out of political influence. And that is why we are no longer a democracy. The only ones with representation is the 1%.