Corporation Says It Will Run for Congress 10
After the Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to allow unlimited corporate funding of federal campaigns, Murray Hill Inc. announced it was filing to run for US Congress and released a campaign video.
Re: (Score:2)
Are you an employee? In most corporations, you have about as much control over company policy as you do whether you'll survive the next round of layoffs.
Which is to say, you'll be as much a part of congress as the average citizen is today.
Dear Supreme Court... (Score:2)
Founded in 2005 (Score:3, Interesting)
5 year olds can't run for office. FAIL.
(aside: the problem isn't lifting restrictions on speech, it's the form corporations have taken since John D. Rockefeller lobbied Congress in the 1860's to change how corporations were permitted). Fix the cause, not the symptom.
Amazing...What's Next? (Score:1)
well (Score:1)
In other news... (Score:3, Funny)
Rep. Heinz, Inc. (D, Mass.), Rep. Monsanto (R, Ky), Rep. General Motor Corp (R, Mi), Rep. Apple, Inc (D, Ca) have all agreed on a law proposal forbidding non-corporations from voting in general elections.
Rep. Diebold (R, OH) intends to filibuster on that bill.