We here in my house would like to get corporate money out of politics.  We figure that in terms of votes, corporations are not persons, Buckley v. Valeo notwithstanding.  We figure that if corporations were persons, each corporation would get one vote, just like each individual voter.  

Previous installments of this soporific are The Marketocracy, Part One, The Marketocracy, Part Two - GATS Is Coming To Get You,, and
Marketocracy, Part Three - NAFTA Is Coming To Get You.

This is the third diary in a series on The Marketocracy.  You can read The Marketocracy, Part One and The Marketocracy, Part Two - GATS is Coming to Get You if you choose.

While sovereignty as Westphalian states have known it is doomed, happily for nations, there appears to be agreement between nations and corporate managers about some uses of national sovereignty.  Both camps seem to concur that nation-building is a role of the state.

(x-posted at Buyblue.org)

In the race for Montana's senate seat, we see the political war between corporations and citizens.

The public have polled for Democrats, but the corporations have funded the Republican.

Here's a summary of the Montana Senate race.
Incumbent:
Conrad Burns (R )

Challengers:
State Senate President Jon Tester (D)
State Auditor John Morrison (D)
Primary: June 6, 2006

Burns' total contributions from PACs: $1,485,886
Burns' total contributions from individuals: $2,060,900

Tester's total contributions from PACs: $250
Tester's total contributions from individuals: $464,097

Morrison's total contributions from PACs: $48,250
Morrison's total contributions from individuals: $991,832