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In reply to the discussion: New research: Citizens United Can Be Made Irrelevant Via Changes To State Corporation Law [View all]Scrivener7
(57,231 posts)13. OK, but existing corporations probably wouldn't do that right away.
It would take a few years for the numbers to go against us, and in the meantime, we could make a lot of headway on reversing the mess we're in.
And it looks like Delaware is only less attractive than SD in the renewal fee. They could easily adjust that.
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New research: Citizens United Can Be Made Irrelevant Via Changes To State Corporation Law [View all]
MayReasonRule
Sunday
OP
It is! The Citizens United decision happened 15 years ago, and has been destroying our country since.
Scrivener7
Sunday
#6
It appears that if you get Delaware on board, you get the vast majority of corporations. 81% in 2024.
Scrivener7
Sunday
#7
Indeed, That Was My First Thought As Well Until They Mentioned Deleware Within The Audio Summary
MayReasonRule
Sunday
#18
But if you got Delaware and the blue states, you cover a lot of the necessary ground.
Scrivener7
Sunday
#8
But, tell me if I understand this right: a state can regulate a corporation's activities to
Scrivener7
Sunday
#60
How would a state prevent TV commercials from another state from entering their airwaves?
MichMan
Sunday
#14
Regional ads are used all the time. Add a regulation, and use that same technology.
Scrivener7
Sunday
#21
Yes, and if you live in the vicinity of a state border, you see or hear them all the time.
MichMan
Sunday
#22
OK. So? Are you saying it shouldn't be done because a few people at the border will
Scrivener7
Sunday
#24
Because that would be overturned under numerous FCC, interstate commerce, and First Amendment grounds
MichMan
Sunday
#30
What would be overturned? You'd be limiting the money from the corporations being spent anywhere.
Scrivener7
Sunday
#34
So Illinois could pass a law not allowing a corporation chartered in South Dakota from airing TV ads in Indiana?
MichMan
Sunday
#39
No. It has nothing to do with that. Delaware passes the law. All the corporations that are chartered
Scrivener7
Sunday
#46
Well, then, you should call the Center for American Progress and tell them you have more important things to do
Scrivener7
Sunday
#55
It's really a great idea. It doesn't take care of the billionaires and their pacs, but it does
Scrivener7
Yesterday
#64
Lol No. What Reeks Of Authoritarianism Is Having The Government Run By Corporations It's The Very Definition Of Fascism
MayReasonRule
Sunday
#28
Waiting to hear how you prevent TV and Radio ads from other states from crossing state lines
MichMan
Sunday
#31
There Are Technological Challenges, Nonetheless This Would Have A Profoundly Positive Impact Overall
MayReasonRule
Sunday
#33
I still don't get your issue. It's a matter of where the corporations incorporate, not where ads go.
Scrivener7
Sunday
#35
If I understand you, if Illinois passed this law, any corporation from Illinois couldn't make political contributions
MichMan
Sunday
#41
The vast majority of corporations are incorporated in Delaware. Delaware passes the law.
Scrivener7
Sunday
#48
No. It's not the state that's involved. It's the corporation. It's not the location of the ad that's restricted,
Scrivener7
Sunday
#50
Early in our history, corporations existed in a much more limited scope for a reason
ToxMarz
Sunday
#25
They Discuss This Within The Twenty MInute Audio Linked Within The Body Of The Post
MayReasonRule
Sunday
#29
What's to stop the MAGA SCOTUS from declaring the rewritten state laws unconstitutional?
Fiendish Thingy
Sunday
#32
States Grant Corporations Particular Powers And Without That Power Corporations Have No Rights To Contest
MayReasonRule
Sunday
#36
Happy Sunday Again Y'all - I Really Appreciate Folks Like You That Desire To Dig Into The Heart Of The Matter
MayReasonRule
Sunday
#38
No Doubt That There Are Officers Of The Court Within This Forum That Might Provide Greater Insight...
MayReasonRule
Sunday
#45
I'm sure it's that you're just smarter than all the people in CAP who've been studying this.
Scrivener7
Sunday
#56