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[Video] Politicians get roasted over taking AIPAC money (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 day ago by IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s because “Corporations are people” and “Money is speech” are foundational parts of the SCOTUS SuperConstitution.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

now that they are legally people, can they be tried in court like people and send all their executives to jail when the company breaks the law?

[–] GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

All people are equal, but some people (in this case, the corporate entries that are objectively not people) are more equal than others