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Recursion

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7. Corporate personhood dates back to 1590 or so

Reply to cascadiance (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 29, 2015, 04:50 PM

Jun 2015

For all the problems with Citizens United, I never understood that complaint: corporations have legally been "persons" since they were invented; that's their whole point.

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Would you consider this Supreme Court an "activist" Court? [View all] stevenleser Jun 2015 OP

I think the rulings of the last 7-10 days were not activist. stevenleser Jun 2015 #1

Trying to rationalize that there is stare decisis for coporate personhood IS judicial activism! cascadiance Jun 2015 #2

I have no idea where that decision came from and I am certainly not going to defend it. My point is stevenleser Jun 2015 #3

I think you are right that there was a political element to them... cascadiance Jun 2015 #4

Corporate personhood dates back to 1590 or so Recursion Jun 2015 #7

What does "activist" mean. GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #5

nope Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #6

No, but litigants have been increasingly activist Recursion Jun 2015 #8

People say the court is "activist" when it rules against their views. former9thward Jun 2015 #9

Judges are not Lawmakers, they are Arbiters. Theses are Lawmaker judges, superseding Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #10

I Voted Yes ProfessorGAC Jun 2015 #11