Book on corporate 'Bill of Rights' protections

Weblog:		Citrix claims total tax exemption under First Amendment
Subject:		Book on corporate 'Bill of Rights' protections
Date:		2003-01-07 11:52:16
From:		kbedell

Here's a link to an excellent book on how corporatations came to obtain constitutional protections. In case you didn't realize it, there used to be many State laws against corporate involvement in the political process. In my opinion this is a critical problem in America today. Our democracy is 'sick'. I believe that the imbalances to the 'checks and balances' of American democracy that money and corporate interests inflict are at the core of America's drive to dominate world resources such as oil. It is at the heart of why corporate profits are more important than clean air and the survival of species. I just hope that corporations don't begin claiming the 'right to bear arms' (amendment 2) in addition to free speech (amendment 1).