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[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 51 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Corporations literally just won the right to straight up vote in elections in Delaware…

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 6 hours ago

Ugh. I don’t want to live on this planet anymore

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Which bill are you referring to?

[–] TheColonel@reddthat.com 15 points 11 hours ago (3 children)
[–] stickly@lemmy.world 24 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Holy shit that is insane

Judge rules Fenwick Island's corporate voting does not dilute human votes

So I can buy a building and sell closet space to other companies (which I also own) for infinite voting power. This is absurd.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 7 points 8 hours ago

Yeah, it seems like a very simple argument that since every individual owner of a corporation gets a vote, that the owners as a group should not get an additional vote.

I mean, the courts are no longer about what's logical or fair, obviously, but still.

[–] TheColonel@reddthat.com 9 points 9 hours ago

What’s preventing a megacorp from buying a bunch of small shell companies and voting in their own best interest?

I am curious how the voting actually works, though.

[–] ClownStatue@piefed.social 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

"However, plaintiff has not demonstrated ⁠that this ​policy violates the principle of one person/entity/one vote."

Never in my life have I ever seen it written this way.

I also like the note about there being “far more corporations” in DE than residents. So I guess this is just a case of it not having been demonstrated yet. I wonder how much it costs to license a company in DE. I wonder how hard it would be for the Internet to absolutely make these morons eat their words. 2 elections? 3?

[–] TwitchingCheese@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

$110 to file an LLC, plus $300/yr fee.

  • Delaware has a turnout around 500k voters.
  • Assume say 25% are absolute morons who will swallow any propaganda you put out.
  • $41 million + recurring $112 million buys you enough corporate votes to win every vote in the state.
  • Welcome to Shadowrun without all the fun parts.
[–] Bristlecone@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I like that except they will definitely find a way to undercut that right quick just like they did with the GameStop stuff, illegally I might add

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

So, the ruling requires you to own land.

So someone should buy a few acres and sell 1x1 foot lots for a boat load of money.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I can smell the corporatism coming