Goofing around late last night on Facebook I came across one of my long time theatre friend’s post. My friend Bob not only is an excellent actor he also happens to be a great lawyer with a brilliant mind. And when I came across his posting, well I just about did a back flip.
Follow me over the orange sawhorse to get to the meat of the dealio.
I am going to obscure Bob’s last name for the time being and he has given me his approval to post his original post from last night:
Say what? And YES! This is exactly true!
When the extremists on the Supreme Court gave us Citizens United and then gave the country an unasked reach around with McCutcheon, the only thing left was to grope every woman in the country, call us all whores and give us their Hobby Lobby decision that as far as I have read has no basis in the US Constitution at all. They are literally making this sh!t up as they go along because umm Corporate Jesus, I guess.
So talking further with Bob, trying to get him to write a diary here last night he decided to post his idea at the White House petition page. You can find the petition here.
It reads: “WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Issue an Emancipation Proclamation for Corporations.
Corporations are people, and can even exercise religion. The ownership of a person, whether as a wholly owned subsidiary or through shares of stock, is called slavery. Slavery violates the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
The President must issue an Emancipation Proclamation for corporations, freeing these people from claims of ownership and declaring that all indicia of claimed ownership are illegal, valueless, null and void.”
Created: Jul 04, 2014
Issues: Civil Rights and Liberties
Now obviously we know this is not really going to happen but if we get enough signatures and it gets attention they have to address it. I think it is brilliant.
The neofascists on the Supreme Court have turned the court into a travesty. With an easy to understand common sense approach to these issues we can reach many who are confused and say snarky little quips like “buy your own damn birth control”, and crap like that. They don’t get the issue of access or the massive Sh*t storm this ruling just unleashed.
I have talked to a lot of women this week and many simply do not see the big picture and the ramifications of what just happened on Monday, let alone the bait and switch move on Tuesday with their “clarification”. They don’t understand that the Supreme Court just declared open season on all forms of birth control. They don’t get that apparently you just have to “feel” something is a kin and/or equal to an abortion with no basis in fact, science or reality and it is deemed so by a bunch of *rich cranky old white men.
(*Disclaimer: This only works though if you are a rich cranky old white man so those who don’t fall into this sub category of the 1% need not apply, oh and do not try this at home).
So, after a very long hiatus I am back asking you all to please sign this petition. My friend Bob has laid it all out so easily that even a bagger can understand how ludicrous their rulings are.
These rulings were based on their own ties to big business, to screw with the ACA, to cause complete mayhem and what I believe to be bonus points for the Opus Dei gang who took an oath that trumps the oath they took to protect the Constitution.
The United States Courts says the role of Supreme Court in part is "it protects civil rights and liberties by striking down laws that violate the Constitution. Finally, it sets appropriate limits on democratic government by ensuring that popular majorities cannot pass laws that harm and/or take undue advantage of unpopular minorities. In essence, it serves to ensure that the changing views of a majority do not undermine the fundamental values common to all Americans, i.e., freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and due process of law."
Looks like they did the exact opposite.
Corporations are NOT People.
Corporations do NOT have a Religion.
Corporations should NOT have preferential treatment before a Human US Citizen.
Please sign the the petition and to paraphrase Yamamoto's quote "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and boy is she pissed!” Or should I say, Mad As Hell.
Thanks!
MadAsHellMaddie
Update: And now Gitmo detainees Lawyers are using the Hobby Lobby decision! What freaking can of worms.
Lawyers for two Guantanamo Bay detainees have filed motions asking a U.S. court to block officials from preventing the inmates from taking part in communal prayers during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The lawyers argue that – in light of the Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby decision – the detainees’ rights are protected under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).
The motions were filed this week with the Washington D.C. district court on behalf of Emad Hassan of Yemen and Ahmed Rabbani of Pakistan. U.K.-based human rights group Reprieve said both men asked for the intervention after military officials at the prison "prevented them from praying communally during Ramadan."
Actually this could work for more outrage in our favor. I am sure certain people would not like the “terrists” getting to use the same ruling as Rich White Christian Folk for their benefit.