Question Authority

The purpose of this blog is to create a community of critical thinkers who can explore and discuss topics of interest. To do this we will need to question authority. This authority can be the church, our community, the government, society’s social cows or even one’s own authority. The tools we will use are humor, satire, critical analysis, and discussion. “Talk radio” comments, name calling, etc, are not conducive to reasoned discussion and will be removed.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate Corporate Personhood

The following is a Proposed Amendment to the Unites States Constitution. With the recent Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, legalizing corporate free speech, it is time to consider an Amendment to the United Sates Constitution making corporate personhood unconstitutional.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

AMENDMENT XXVIII

"No corporation, or artificial entity, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, robotic devices, or cloned beings, shall be accrued the status of human personhood in the United States. Nor shall such entities be entitled to human rights as commonly construed either by law or common custom."

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For more information on this proposal as well as the legal justification for it, see The Prisoner’s Dilemma by Melvin C. Hathorn. This book is easily obtained through many bookstores and many on-line sites.

The Prisoner’s Dilemma ISBN: 9 781593 306137