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To: matt1234

corporations are not individuals and cannot have rights.

we can peacably assemble and petition our government as groups, but cannot claim individual rights as a collective...

flame away.

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109 posted on 09/17/2009 3:51:29 PM PDT by teeman8r (i liked GWB... really, i did.)
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To: teeman8r
corporations are not individuals and cannot have rights.

If a corporation was run by or, even more to the point, was a sentient and intelligent artificial intelligence (AI) then that corporation could be and perhaps should be a "person" just like a human individual.

A wealthy corporate AI should have the same rights, responsibilities, and restrictions as a similarly wealthy individual person.

140 posted on 09/17/2009 5:32:36 PM PDT by Aroostook25
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To: teeman8r

If a corporation cannot speak, how can they be subpoenaed by Congress to testify?
The fact is, corporations do have rights, or they cannot exist from a practical point of view.


300 posted on 09/20/2009 6:25:52 AM PDT by visualops (artlife.us)
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