Neurotic Dem: “The Liberal Supermajority”
Aaron Keyak — July 1, 2009 – 9:44 am | Congress | Democrats | Republicans Comments (1) Add a commentJosh Rolnick of the Neurotic Democrat responded to former Senator Norm Coleman’s concession, “The Liberal Supermajority.”
Here’s an excerpt:
True, it took a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling and a defection to the Democratic party by Senator Arlen Specter to get there. Nonetheless, in this era of red states and blue states – of Fox News, Conservative talk radio, and hyperpartisanship – hitting this threshold represents about as thorough a repudiation of Republican leadership and policies as one might imagine.
Now, the fun starts.
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America Faces a Corporate Coup d’etat
It seems the Supreme Court is poised to rule that corporations are truly “people” under the law and as such, are protected by the First Amendment’s right to free speech. This will overturn over one hundred years of legal precedent and create a political imbalance of seismic proportions. The current ability of large corporate interests to influence legislators through their lobbyists will pale in comparison to the ability to directly participate in partisan politics that a Supreme Court ruling would allow. Literally billions of dollars could flow into efforts to defeat legislators who do not toe their line, thus drastically changing our nation’s political balance. The voices of average citizens, non-profits and even labor unions would be buried under an avalanche of corporate cash.
If a corporation is a person under the law…affirmed by a Supreme Court decision, then it follows that a corporation should be extended all other rights a person has under the law. This should include the right to vote in local, state and federal elections, in addition to the voting rights of the officers and stockholders of the corporation. If and when the Supreme Court issues the expected ruling, a sympathetic corporation should attempt to register as a voter and when registration is denied, file a federal lawsuit. A creative mind could imagine many more rights that personhood would bestow upon corporations.
The time has come for a Constitutional Amendment that would redefine the status of corporations. A campaign to advance such an amendment would have the advantage of the perfect sound bite and a simple mantra that every voter could understand.
Something must be done quickly. Such a ruling would effectively usurp the current moderate, liberal, progressive voting majority in this country and replace it with a permanent right wing majority in Congress and a permanent “lock” on the White House…beginning as soon as 2010 and 2012… all bought and paid for by major corporate interests. The establishment of a corporate state was a central tenant of our enemies in WWII. The threat to our Representative Democracy should be apparent to all.