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Jeffrey Hobbs's avatar

I wonder if every headnote written by this one court clerk was so deliberately untrue to the text of the cases to which they were attached that they changed the whole spirit of several laws to the advantage of corporations. And how many lawyers and judges over the years have either lacked the diligence to read on further, or simply wanted to accept a short summary paragraph as fact because it was just what they were hoping to be true?

William Farrar's avatar

Iwish Thom had gone into detail about the identify of the clerk that wrote the head note.

As I recall from his earlier statements on his tV show,/ The clerk of the court was a former chief executive of a Rail road.

Terry Garrett's avatar

I'm sure further in the book he'll cover this as he has in the past.

William Farrar's avatar

The head note is treated as a law, because corporations, including the media which pay the salaries of reporters,journalists and editors, have a vested interest.

Like a drowning man clinging to a straw, they grasped the head note in Santa Clara v Southern Pacific as a life saver.

Corporations, own corporations which own other corporations, like big fish,swallowing little fish

And in that regard the best way to understand the United States is as a corporation USA Inc.

The current CEO, is with the investors permission, utilizing the resources of the corporation for self aggrandizement, and they don't mind him wetting his beak, as he has proven to be very profitable for them

For instance, The Trump Netanyahu war against Iran, is hurting the corporate citizens, but it is enriching the :etrograchy. As our freedoms and personal liberty are diminished, the power and wealth of the Broligarchy is increased.

David's avatar

William,good post. Corporation USA Inc.Just so amazing all the sycophants line up behind the "Nazi". Sadly a very large % of the population is asleep. They have made some money in their 401Ks.IRA's,so we'll just put up with the "nazi". Is it any wonder that people in a position to do so are leaving "Nazi America" ?

William Farrar's avatar

That's the way it rolls with humans. So long as they have theirs, So long as they have three hots, a cot, toys, a cell phone and streaming, they are satisfied, until it is their ox that is gored.

Nancy Bruski's avatar

Wow. What a bomb Thom has dropped here! I’m wondering whether some of this could be undone by top democracy defending lawyers like Marc Elias or Norm Eisen looking into this and bringing lawsuits to help undo the continued use of this case as precedent when it never really was a precedent at all?

Robin Powell's avatar

There are no words to describe what I'm feeling right now after reading this. Thom, you are one with the universe...

Robert B. Elliott's avatar

The way legal error is ordinarily and properly reversed, I believe, is for a lawsuit to be filed which issues a challenge which is then adjudicated by a court with jurisdiction and fought until the issue is settled and can no longer be appealed. With the current Supreme Court, this issue would almost certainly go the wrong way, despite logic and justice. Which is why the court must be dramatically expanded and rid of extremist fanatics and reactionaries.

Olie Prevallet's avatar

So what recourse do we have?

Jan Feeler's avatar

How effective would it be if every State passed legislation to define what a corporation IS and what rights it is CONFINED to having. If it breathes, reproduces and bleeds, it has the right to contribute a limited amount of money to candidates running for elected offices. If not, it doesn't. Prolly not exactly the way Hawaii and possibly Montana are doing it to limit the power of Citizens United, but Thom, you can straighten this out for us. Thanks for your revelation.

Protect the Vote's avatar

The American electorate is tired of Cheeto and the Nazi Republicans Cheeto is at 34% overall performance and much less than 30% in several issues including the economy and affordability

When your favorability falls below 30% one never recovers with those numbers Cheeto will become the Herbert Hoover of the 1920's

AAA's avatar

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Jackie's avatar

Thom , right corporations are people right. Something must be done about such nonsense. Thank you for that. No, they aren’t! Thom!

Richard Kiefer's avatar

If they (corporations) could be killed, fined or imprisoned, then I would believe that.