Corporations are comprised of people and people retain their constitutional rights without regard for the group they belong to. It's unconstitutional to deny them rights on the basis of their group. Corporations are not humanless lumbering entities operating of their own volition... they are groups of people who have the same constitutional rights as everyone else.
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Boss ^ I didn't say anything about depriving people of their rights to do LEGAL things using Corporate structure.
I am saying to add into the licensing some protection against doing UNLAWFUL things,
like conspiring to violate civil rights in ways that aren't PREVENTED or CHECKED enough.
Currently, corporations can be abused to do wrongs WITHOUT CHECK, by overpowering the individuals because of UNEQUAL legal and political resources, and thus get away with "conflicts of interest".
So they can justify abusing power and resources, by getting in cahoots with courts and politicians.
There is nothing wrong with adding requirements into the licensing and registration to address this
(like how nonprofits have to follow rules on bylaws, boards, voting and quorums at meetings, etc.)
It CAN be done without individuals losing rights.
We can keep the good benefits and advantages that corporate structure offers.
I am not saying to abandon or undercut that.
But still add preventative measures -- such as requiring an agreed grievance/mediation process
instead of "corporations with more money" having better "legal defense than individuals who
can't compete"; if this imbalance in power is ABUSED to censor the democratic process,
then it is failing Constitutional standards.
Do you REALLY have objections to people learning to use their democratic processes ethically?
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Boss I can give you examples of corporations doing more damage than the individuals by themselves.
1. The hostile takeover of Pacific Lumber by MAXXAM corporation, abusing taxpaid S&L junk bonds
that failed and were bailed out by taxpayers, in order to GUT and DESTROY pristine redwood rainforest,river ecosystems, and endangered species.
2. ordinances and actions by the City of Houston, acting as a private Municipality or corporate interest ie "collective entity", that were unconstitutional and challenged by the people, but weren't corrected
until AFTER the damage was done and it cost taxpayers millions more to correct the problem legally.
3. More specifically the City of Houston has, either by neglect or active demolition,
DESTROYED national historic landmarks because there wasn't an agreed check on the city
that was directing funds elsewhere.
^ In all these cases, had corporations been required to respect Constitutional ethics and standards, then any conflicts can be resolved in advance.
Boss with saving endangered redwood forest and species,
and with saving national history THERE IS NO RECOURSE AFTER THE DAMAGE IS DONE.
The key is prevention of abuse to begin with, by the boards redressing grievances instead of waiting.
You are missing my points of why corporations are abused beyond ability to check individuals.
The larger corporations have more political influence as well as economic resources; so when it comes to violating civil rights of individuals, corporations have an unfair advantage
