Common Sense About the Roberts' Court Monster
By Richard Keen
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC has solidified the doctrine of corporate personhood, that corporations are persons that have the same constitutional rights of natural people. This book exposes the progression of control of corporations by our founding fathers to the super-human power of corporations over their creators today.
You will understand the insidious progression of corporate power by legislative actions and the defining role that our courts have played. And understand the importance of Citizens United v. FEC to reach into nearly every aspect of our society and affect many aspects of our lives. The Roberts’ Court has finished the Frankencorp monster through the fallacy of Wizard of Oz logic under the guise of Original Intent and Strict Constructionism.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is starting to alert us to the growing power and greed of what is becoming our corporatocracy. The Occupy Movement needs a unifying purpose to highlight individual concerns. The root cause of these concerns is Corporate Personhood. Each complaint the Occupiers express has corporate money and power under the surface. One will never correct the complaint until the root cause is corrected.
Understand the shortcomings of House of Representatives and Senate resolutions for constitutional amendments. They might actually work to the benefit of the corporations and against the best interests of We the People.
Learn a more logical proposal for a constitutional amendment that will go directly to the heart of the corporate personhood fallacy. You will be reminded that corporations are critical to our way of life and prosperity; but they must serve the common good in return for their corporate benefits. Find an action plan to tame our unruly monsters and regain control over our magnificent creation—the corporation.
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Common Sense About the Roberts' Court Monster - Richard Keen
COMMON SENSE ABOUT THE ROBERTS’ COURT MONSTER
Addressed to the Inhabitants of the United States
Warning of the Threats of Corporate Personhood
By: Richard A. Keen
Copyright 2011 Richard Keen
All rights reserved
Smashwords Edition
ISBN: 978-1-4657-0960-8
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The cover art is an original design by Robert Pierce Designs
and is used with permission.
The artist’s permission in no way implies
that he agrees with the views expressed in this work.
For my wife, my partner, and my spiritual anchor, Edith Pierce Keen. And for my children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and for all the Americans of their ages. May the America of the future be a better place with responsible corporations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I. WHAT DOES OUR CONSTITUTION SAY ABOUT CORPORATIONS?
II. HOW DID OUR TREATMENT OF CORPORATONS CHANGE?
III. HOW DID OUR COURTS GO WRONG?
IV. HOW FAR DOES THE CITIZENS UNITED v. FEC OPINION REACH?
V. IS THERE REASON TO QUESTION THE COURT’S MOTIVES?
VI. WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP OURSELVES?
VII. WHAT WOULD OUR FOUNDING FATHERS DO?
VIII. WHAT MUST WE DO NOW?
COMMON SENSE
ABOUT THE ROBERTS’ COURT MONSTER
INTRODUCTION
In the middle of the 18th century, the colonists in what was becoming known as America became more and more dissatisfied with the greedy authoritative practices of King George III. George’s navigation laws, the Stamp Act, the Townshend duties, the Battle of Lexington, and many other incursions into the Colonists’ lives had kindled a start of thoughts of a revolution.
In 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense which challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. As we know, with great sacrifices, our founding fathers declared our independence, fought the greatest army in the world at the time, prevailed, tried government under the Articles of Confederation, and finally created our historic United States Constitution. The new Constitution was ratified by all thirteen states, with Rhode Island signing on last in May 1790. It had been a long journey. They had faced long challenges. But, our Founders prevailed and bequeathed a life of liberty to us.
Today, the United States is challenged by a new type of imperial authority that is as threatening to our liberty as that presented by the royalty of England. The growing power of corporations over our daily lives is growing ever more prevalent. The Enron collapse, the creative accounting crimes of Tyco, HealthSouth, and other corporations left the lives of many employees in shambles. The greedy over-reaching of banks and other financial houses caused the housing bubble and its collapse. Over-zealous politicians protected corporations, and those that control them, led to a debt limit crisis that caused a downgrading of our credit rating. Political bickering over corporation regulation prevents