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Me: "What you advocate is nothing short of corporate anarchy. I don't think you fully realize how horrific your libertarian dreams would truly be (but you always accuse ME of not knowing history, etc., check up on some history yourself if you think sweat-shops, unchecked corporatism, and a world where the people have no voice in the political process are the way to go. Or just wait a while, the ultra-right-wing Supreme Court has just made that scenario far more realistic and we might just see it come down (on our heads).
The funniest part of your rantings, I think, are the parts where you decry the "evil government" as something to be feared, and yet in practically the same breath you claim that all those benevolent corporations would act as "stewards" for the environment (or the workers, or the world in general), as though THEY are to be trusted while the government (ANY government) is not.
Why do you put so much faith in these ginormous entities who are just as soulless (if not more) than any government entity or religious entity or, heck, ANY big entity that has roamed the planet wreaking havoc?
I, for one, don't trust ANY of them. And if we can put some regulations in place to check their enormous powers, I'm totally down with that.
And by the way, YES the federal government is most certainly permitted by the Constitution to regulate businesses.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To REGULATE Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes
And before you go all constructionist on me, I realize that is subject to interpretation, and I'm sure your interpretation will differ from mine so I'll see your Antonin Scalia and raise you a William J. Brennan. Care to check?"
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