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Nipper1959 Donating Member (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 06:55 PM
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If corporations are people why the hell isn't Goldman in jail??
Think about it. If a real person were charged with the crimes that Goldman is they would be in jail and unable to continue their business. Other than the law firm of Roberts, Alito, Scalia and Thomas having their backs I cannot think of a reason that their business is not halted. either they are a person or they are not. If they are a person lock it/them/him/her up and suspend their business practices. It seems pretty simple to me.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:00 PM
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1. DING DING DING DING!!!! We have a winnah!
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Mojeoux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:01 PM
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2. Quid Pro Quo
It seems too simple I guess. This condition is usually surrounded by copious amounts of MONEY.
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:15 PM
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3. Jail? Uh uh
What Gold Mansacks does is economic treason.

Treason is a death penalty offense.

Now I'm not suggesting we take Lloyd BlankFIEND out and shoot him. I'll leave that sort of rhetoric to the teabaggers.

But the corporate "person" needs to DIE. Now.
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onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:35 PM
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4. because the SEC brought civil fraud charges not a criminal indictment
If and when Goldman execs who executed the fraud are indicted they will be taken to jail (at least until they're released on bail).
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Nipper1959 Donating Member (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:43 PM
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5. My issue is that the Supreme Court
established person hood for corporations in the Citizens United case. even in civil cases against individual brokers their licenses to trade are usually revoked. If the Corp is a person treat them like one!
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harkadog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:58 PM
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9. You are giving out misinformation about Citizens United.
That decision did not establish 'person hood' to corporations. That was done in a decision in the 1880s. No legal authority, including the four justices who were in the minority in the CU case, would agree with you.
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PuraVidaDreamin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:49 PM
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6. Murray Hill Inc. for Congress!
follow to its logical conclusion
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Nipper1959 Donating Member (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:51 PM
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7. President
Pizza the Hut!
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femrap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:54 PM
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8. Corporations are
Super Human...they don't do jail nor taxes nor death for that matter.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 07:59 PM
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10. Corporations aren't people.
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 08:07 PM
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11. Forget that....why isn't blankenship in jail
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samsingh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 08:10 PM
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12. good point
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Incitatus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 08:14 PM
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13. It's too big to go to jail.
Edited on Mon Apr-19-10 08:17 PM by Incitatus

Best to just keep giving it money and tax breaks and not make it mad.

:eyes:
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 08:20 PM
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14. Perp Walk.....










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