Cartoon: Supreme Court Smash-Up!

G.W. Inc. let loose the Dogs of War. With their ridiculous ruling last week, the Supreme Court, (or at least the stupid members of it), has let loose the Pigs of Corruption, shattering 80 years of steady effort to keep big money from buying the country. Not that the law ever did a great deal of disinfecting, but at least it shown a dim light on the country's bribe bosses.

Of course, the logical progression of this nonsense is for a corporation to run for office. After all, they are seen as persons in the eyes of the law. With this ruling, they have been granted the right to speech. Why not go whole hog and ditch the formalities?

That particular joke already occurred to the Progressive PR Firm Murray Hill. These fine folks are protesting the ruling by running for the House in Maryland's 8th District. Old Bill Klein even volunteered to steer their yacht of office.

It's pretty funny now, but there is a slight risk underlying the mirth. What if they win?

Exxon for Senator. Coca-Cola for Speaker. Wal-Mart for President. God Bless America.

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Comments

[LMPE]

Next thing you know, the SCOTUS will let the Alaskan Independence Party take over Alaska!

[Matt Osborne]

As I've been saying for years, it's time we just added 50 Senate seats and sold them to corporate America by sealed, notarized bid. We can use the money for clean elections!

[Jay Adams]

Why not let corps run for president?

The Banks and Auto Corporations already have a public Health Care option. Get sick and our 'socialist' nation will pay for them to get well again. Of course just like regular health care it is not based on Preventative Care either. Wait for them to get sick, band-aid it, let them get sick again.

[Cleo Creech]

The first amendment was intended to guarantee the right of dissent and the common man to speak to power and it's abuses. NOT, for the powerful, with all their resources, to build a huge gold-plated platform from which to shout and drown out whatever individual citizens might have to say.

[blacktea]

that is exactly false. Every person, and every collection of persons, has the right to free speech.

[Trapper50cal]

Actually, it is not false, unless you are supporting fuedalism....It is not a collection of individuals that are expressing themselves with an agreed upon position. It is the Executives of a particular company using the profit created by its employees ( And admittedly the executives business decisions ) to further the security of the business itself (not the countries well being), and to a larger extent, buying the defeat of any regulation that stand in the way of their profits. This is NOT governance. It is the King of the Castle telling the serfs how its going to be.

[Trapper50cal]

Furthermore, Your argument is logically a "false premise" as the debate isn't about expression or speech, it is about corporate contributions to political parties.

[jones]

You are broad brushing the first amendment by stating it as a collection of "people". Thats where I believe the supreme ct went way overboard in its ruling last week... the argument was about a collection of people who made a political movie "Hilary, the Movie" and their right to air it. For some reason, the Supreme CT decided to climb to the top of the first amendment tree and declare "a collection of People" as a corporation which it is not. Its a business.

[IGNSTHMD]

were in the constitution does it talk about a collection of persons? And unless you were there I doubt that you know enough about why the first amendement was created to say if a preception of it utitlity is false or exactly false.

[Matt Osborne]

Really? Goldman-Sachs has free speech?

Just out of curiosity, why do individuals enjoy none of the rights of corporations?

[fpie]

The cartoon is great.
This absurd nonsense has got to be stopped and quick. The corporations won't waste any time dumping cash on the next election and after that there may never be another chance to reverse this thing.
I don't know what can be done but there is one thing I know is true: Whatever it is won't be bipartisan.