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by corbulo 1182 days ago
If Corporations weren't people you wouldn't be able to sue them. Read more.
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Corporations aren't the only non-individual entity you can sue, and the ability to sue could be extended separately from other person-like rights or responsibilities (see, for instance, that corporations can't vote).
The government isn't a person, but I can sue them.

Hell, I could sue companies before the supreme court determined they're people for election campaign fund purposes.