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Every so often an idea comes along that rings with such clarity and purpose that it ignites the imaginations of millions of people. That spark of excitement becomes hope, hope becomes action, action becomes community, and that community grows to become a movement. Marine biologist, author, fisherma'am, and Exxon Valdez survivor, Dr. Riki Ott has such an idea.
Exxon's recently reported record profits marks a new height of American corporate corruption and influence over our federal government--corporations find more protection under the law than American citizens, health and safety regulations are stripped away to serve profits ahead of people, politicians serve only their corporate backers, and our environment is falling victim to the lustful greed of this disaster capitalism. How did it come to this?
If you check the link, HuffPo hosts a video with her own words.
The Separation of Corporation and State, which she says would firstly strip corporations of their person hood.
I personally have to say that this a great idea, and it would ease the application of a Progressive agenda on all levels of this country.
Should corporations be able to claim constitutional rights that are afforded to individual citizens? I think that Fisherma'am makes great points, and I'm very interested to see what everyone here thinks.
Oh course, I think that this would have to be worded very carefully, so as to not build upon the Separation of Church and State but to create a new separation of Corporation from the State. By that I mean that any amendment to strip corporations of their person hood should continue to allow the government to regulate and nationalize companies.