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The Magical Basis of Corporate Personhood
The legal history of corporate personhood, stretching over a hundred and fifty years, is an interesting story itself, marked by the dogged persistence of the Central Pacific Railroad and other corporations in bringing cases to the Supreme Court year after year that corporations were entitled to the protection of the Fourteenth Amendment drafted to guarantee equal protection for the freed slaves. Overcoming the resistance (and incredulity) of the Court, and many presidents, was a gradual process. It is ironic that it was the non-humanness of the corporation--its immortality--that led to its successful bid to acquire the rights of mortal citizens. …
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on Money, Government, Banks, Usury, Part Two
Notes in progress on Money, Government, Banks, Usury. …
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on Money, Government, Banks, Usury: Part One
Notes in progress on Money, Government, Banks, Usury. …
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Obama Wins Third Manassas
Obama wins Third Manassas, …
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News: Anarchist to Vote!
This morning I awoke before dawn. I had been dreaming politics. The sky was pink and red in the east, and an owl was hooting—a great horned, but young, with a high pitched voice. I had been dreaming politics—action committees, meetings, proposals. I too have succumbed to the Great Hope. …
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