End Corporate "Personhood" - Ideas for Change in America: Colbert Tackles Corporate Personhood

Colbert Tackles Corporate Personhood

Published September 23, 2009 @ 08:46AM PT

Stephen Colbert, for his September 15th show, does a great breakdown of corporate personhood and corporate rights in both his regular The Word section, and in an interview with lawyer and columnist Jeffrey Toobin. They address both the oddity of the 1886 Santa Clara precedent, as well as the likelihood of the Supreme Court expanding corporate participation in elections through the Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission case.

Check it out:

September 15th's The Word - Let Freedom Ka-Ching:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/249055/september-15-2009/the-word---let-freedom-ka-ching

And his interview with Jeffrey Toobin:

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/249057/september-15-2009/citizens-united-v--federal-election-commission---jeffrey-toobin

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Megan, so glad Andrew Huegel referred me to your blog. You are doing great work, keep it up! We need to fix this toot sweet! :)

Posted by CherokeeGirl for Change on 11/12/2009 @ 09:23AM PT
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