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by Tangurena2 922 days ago
The US Supreme Court says that corporations are people, and therefore every civil right that applies to humans applies to corporations. I suppose that will make things easier for aliens (if they ever move to Earth) to have the same civil/legal rights as humans. I guess replicants will all need to incorporate in order to avoid being slaves (to avoid a Bladerunner future).
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The supreme court said that people don't lose their first amendment rights just because they form a political advocacy group.
They also literally said “corporations are people”.
Corporations are groups of people. And citizens united was a political advocacy group.
That's patently false. The Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, for example, doesn't apply to corporations.