We can go back through all the court decisions, starting with Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, and correctly document the gradual diminution of actual people's rights in favor of corporate personhood. But it is not just through voting rights and campaign financing but also through lobbying that corporations have overwhelm…
We can go back through all the court decisions, starting with Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, and correctly document the gradual diminution of actual people's rights in favor of corporate personhood. But it is not just through voting rights and campaign financing but also through lobbying that corporations have overwhelmed the political landscape with both money and disinformation. How can we build up enough momentum to overcome all their advantages? And yet we must, as a prerequisite to addressing all of our other policy objectives.
We can go back through all the court decisions, starting with Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, and correctly document the gradual diminution of actual people's rights in favor of corporate personhood. But it is not just through voting rights and campaign financing but also through lobbying that corporations have overwhelmed the political landscape with both money and disinformation. How can we build up enough momentum to overcome all their advantages? And yet we must, as a prerequisite to addressing all of our other policy objectives.