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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf corporations are legal "persons" then Why Not Chimpanzees?
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In Historic Ruling, Pair of Chimpanzees Recognized as 'Legal Persons'Two research chimps granted right to seek relief from imprisonment in habeas corpus ruling
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 * Common Dreams * byNadia Prupis, staff writer
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/04/21/historic-ruling-pair-chimpanzees-recognized-legal-persons
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If corporations are legal "persons" then Why Not Chimpanzees? (Original Post)
99th_Monkey
Apr 2015
OP
Indeed. The chimps are probably smarter and more ethical than most corporations. nt
bemildred
Apr 2015
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LuvNewcastle
(16,843 posts)1. Chimps aren't monkeys, but apes.
Good point, though. I'd grant personhood to a lot of animals before I would a corporation.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)2. Good catch, I'll correct the title. nt
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)3. When the chimps put together org charts, sure. n/t
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)4. Wait? Are you sayin Chimpy Bush is a person? You can't be serious.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)5. Indeed. The chimps are probably smarter and more ethical than most corporations. nt
djean111
(14,255 posts)6. Because chimps don't have huge wads of money to give to politicians.
Huge wads of money rule our government. We have accepted it. And, IMO, Citizens United is not going away any time soon. The people who are beneficiaries of the now billions of dollars are not going to give it up. As I suspected, I got emails asking me to help MATCH the Kochs. The politicians and media are rolling around in money, and they love it.