Comments on: Group Calls For Constitutional Amendment to Overturn High Court’s Campaign Finance Ruling http://pubrecord.org/multimedia/6674/congresswoman-professor-movement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congresswoman-professor-movement Intrepid New Journalism Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Al Davis http://pubrecord.org/multimedia/6674/congresswoman-professor-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Al Davis Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:57:38 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=6674#comment-2004 As a Republican, I support a constitutional amendment. CEO's cannot represent the political beliefs of their shareholders and employees. I don't want Google to contribute to Democratic candidates at the scale of millions, when I know 50% of their shareholders are independent or conservative. I also don't believe corporations will spend money in the interests of citizens - only their business interests, whatever they are, with much more access to money and therefore power. So it will skew individuals ability to protect the common good (think consumers or neighborhoods): for example, corporations have an interests in weakening laws that are meant to protect citizens: like reigning in false claims in advertising, liability (think Toyota), zoning laws (should the way our community looks and feels go to the highest bidder?), weakening people's ability to monitor and detect pollution, etc etc. I am a conservative constitutionalist, meaning, I would give my life to protect our democracy. I do not want to see it destroyed by a system in which our leaders and judges are easily bought off by the highest bidder. Absolutely, this is bipartisan, end of story. As a Republican, I support a constitutional amendment. CEO’s cannot represent the political beliefs of their shareholders and employees. I don’t want Google to contribute to Democratic candidates at the scale of millions, when I know 50% of their shareholders are independent or conservative. I also don’t believe corporations will spend money in the interests of citizens – only their business interests, whatever they are, with much more access to money and therefore power. So it will skew individuals ability to protect the common good (think consumers or neighborhoods): for example, corporations have an interests in weakening laws that are meant to protect citizens: like reigning in false claims in advertising, liability (think Toyota), zoning laws (should the way our community looks and feels go to the highest bidder?), weakening people’s ability to monitor and detect pollution, etc etc. I am a conservative constitutionalist, meaning, I would give my life to protect our democracy. I do not want to see it destroyed by a system in which our leaders and judges are easily bought off by the highest bidder. Absolutely, this is bipartisan, end of story.

]]> By: Louis P. Quinn http://pubrecord.org/multimedia/6674/congresswoman-professor-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1960 Louis P. Quinn Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:25:49 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=6674#comment-1960 Your first sentence is self contradictory. Corporations are a legal framework under which business is conducted. Unions, and the other groups mentioned are free associations of living, breathing people. Also Businesses and Corporations are not democratic institutions. As far as corruption, are school children getting too much to eat? Or are corporate professionals who are good at stealing (i.e. creative financial instruments), getting big bonuses? When was the last time a senator or congressman was bribed with an extra carton of milk? Money is the primary motive behind corruption, (in and out of government), so how can poor people be the cause? Your first sentence is self contradictory. Corporations are a legal framework under which business is conducted. Unions, and the other groups mentioned are free associations of living, breathing people. Also Businesses and Corporations are not democratic institutions.

As far as corruption, are school children getting too much to eat? Or are corporate professionals who are good at stealing (i.e. creative financial instruments), getting big bonuses? When was the last time a senator or congressman was bribed with an extra carton of milk? Money is the primary motive behind corruption, (in and out of government), so how can poor people be the cause?

]]> By: B.Martin http://pubrecord.org/multimedia/6674/congresswoman-professor-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1954 B.Martin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:13:45 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=6674#comment-1954 It is truly amazing that people are trying to limit FREE SPEACH of anyone in America including corporations. These same people that are trying to limit the right of corporations to speak are probably fine with unions and other action groups like ACORN and Move On to speak through money in elections. Who in their right mind could support any organization that is trying to limit the Free Speech of anyone with all the corruption going on in Washington? The danger is from the groups and politicians who seek to make Constitutional Amendments to limit free speech. It is truly amazing that people are trying to limit FREE SPEACH of anyone in America including corporations. These same people that are trying to limit the right of corporations to speak are probably fine with unions and other action groups like ACORN and Move On to speak through money in elections.

Who in their right mind could support any organization that is trying to limit the Free Speech of anyone with all the corruption going on in Washington?

The danger is from the groups and politicians who seek to make Constitutional Amendments to limit free speech.

]]> By: Louis P. Quinn http://pubrecord.org/multimedia/6674/congresswoman-professor-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-1934 Louis P. Quinn Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:39:00 +0000 http://pubrecord.org/?p=6674#comment-1934 The Gift of Speech Upon the Corporate Man Chief Justice John Roberts with HIS Chorus brought the lightning down and imbued the mute and quietly toiling corporate man with the constitutional gift of free speech. Many a Corporate Man has fallen during the pursuit of this dream, now to rise again in Elysium. “The Corporate Man's blood has been spilled for America's Freedom” (TM) It has sponsored an untold number of those in Arlington. The Corporate Man swears no allegiance, since he will never abandon us, upon his honor. His honor is so great, that common law will not restrain his generosity. A small boon he asks, just a simple Hancock signed doormat. The Gift of Speech Upon the Corporate Man
Chief Justice John Roberts with HIS Chorus brought the lightning down and imbued the mute and quietly toiling corporate man with the constitutional gift of free speech. Many a Corporate Man has fallen during the pursuit of this dream, now to rise again in Elysium. “The Corporate Man’s blood has been spilled for America’s Freedom” (TM) It has sponsored an untold number of those in Arlington. The Corporate Man swears no allegiance, since he will never abandon us, upon his honor. His honor is so great, that common law will not restrain his generosity. A small boon he asks, just a simple Hancock signed doormat.

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