About 9/11- I'm a coincidence theorist. Buttload of coincidences all point in one general direction... But coincidences are coincidences, right?
Here's a conspiracy you never heard of:
A judge decides a simple tax case. The complainant was a railroad company. It claimed it was being taxed for fence posts on county land- by the state. The railroads were fond of trotting out 14th amendment claims when taxed- different districts would tax them differently, just as different states and localities tax us today- they claimed to by "persons". Now, from common law they were termed "artificial persons"; you can make out a contract with a corporation, a corporation could purchase and own land that way.
They claimed 14th ammendment rights that speak of a freed slave being a person. It never washed, even hough they had corporate supporters in the courts.
The Judge adjudicates the tax issue. Mentions he not touching on the 'person' issue, they've been over it before. This guy is a railroad booster though.
The case is written up by the court reporter. Back then the post had high esteem. Dude had been an ambassador. And sat on the board of directors of.... you guessed it, a railroad!
In the official write up, a sort of headline-y abstract above the official case law text, the reporter alludes to the railroad being given corporate personhood.
No one really notices.
A fucker in the legislature knows. He cites it.
Whalla!
Another railroad guy had set the stage. He was a pompous prick, by all accounts, known for his "turkey strut" and" insufferable attitude". He stated that there was a journal kept while the 14th ammendment was being worded. That the word 'person' was used rather than 'citizen' - on purpose. To help corporations. (Original intent is big on deciding Supreme Court Constitutional questions- well, used to be). Everyone else dead. Just Roscoe Conklings word.
Well.... The book turned up. 1914. Roscoe lied like a rug!
A guy dedicated his lifes research into this. Everymans Constitution is the books name.
You could buy it for my birthday
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ield-keywords=everymans+constitution&x=9&y=18
Yup. a bit pricey. I'm worth it
Since this travesty, corporations have the same rights as you or me. Just a shitload more money to assert them.
Last year they were given 'free speech' rights- meaning they can not only buy politicians through lobbying they can pay to advertise for them. In the US it wasn't really big news. Around the world though it was seen as a fundamental change to our nation.
So we ALL have free speech- they just get to yell louder-- or whisper quietly into the politicians ear.
Corporations were considered full people before women were!