11-12-01 #Occupy the Corrupt Courts -end corporate "personhood" // # Ocupar los tribunales corruptos // ＃占据舞弊法院

If We End Corporate Personhood We Can Define the Terms of a New Economy

Tuesday 29 November 2011

by: Thom Hartmann, Berrett-Koehler Publishers | Book Excerpt

The prevalence of the corporation in America has led men of this generation to act, at times, as if the privilege of doing business in corporate form were inherent in the citizen; and has led them to accept the evils attendant upon the free and unrestricted use of the corporate mechanism as if these evils were the inescapable price of civilized life, and, hence, to be borne with resignation.

Throughout the greater part of our history a different view prevailed.

Although the value of this instrumentality in commerce and industry was fully recognized, incorporation for business was commonly denied long after it had been freely granted for religious, educational, and charitable purposes.

It was denied because of fear. Fear of encroachment upon the liberties and opportunities of the individual. Fear of the subjection of labor to capital. Fear of monopoly. Fear that the absorption of capital by corporations, and their perpetual life, might bring evils similar to those which attended mortmain [immortality]. There was a sense of some insidious menace inherent in large aggregations of capital, particularly when held by corporations.

— U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, 19331 

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http://www.truth-out.org/if-we-end-corporate-personhood-we-can-define-terms-new-economy/1321986003

The Fascinating History of How Corporations Became "People" -- Thanks to Corrupt Courts Working for the 1%

Occupiers could direct their energy not only at Wall Street, but also at its enablers, in Congress, and ultimately, at the high court.

November 23, 2011  

The Supreme Court, with a right-wing majority under Chief Justice John Roberts, has become a body that leans too far toward the “1 percent” to be considered a neutral arbiter. So whether they know all the ins and outs of the court's profound rightward shift or not, those protesting across the country as part of the Occupy movement are motivated by its corruption as well.

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http://www.alternet.org/economy/153201/

And more on the bizarre history of Citizen United:

[1] 10-01-21 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission 130 S.Ct. 876 (2010) at the Supreme Court of the United States - opinion of Prof Chemerinsky and Wikipedia overview

http://www.scribd.com/doc/41364083/

[2] 11-03-16 The Riddle of Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (08-205) in the Supreme Court of the United States - Review and Compiled Online Records-s

http://www.scribd.com/doc/50900898/

[3] 10-01-21 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission 130 S.Ct. 876 (2010) at the Supreme Court of the United States - opinion of Prof Chemerinsky and Wikipedia overview-s

http://www.scribd.com/doc/41364083/

[4] 11-03-25 PRESS RELEASE: the Riddle of Citizens United v Federal Election Commission... the Missing February 22, 2010 Judgment...

http://www.scribd.com/doc/51527680/

[5] 11-04-22 PRESS RELEASE: US Supreme Court Mystery – the Missing Judgment of Citizens United

http://www.scribd.com/doc/53640843/

[6] 11-05-10 Reply on FEC Response on FEC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request, No. 2011-46, in re: February 22, 2010 Judgment in Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (08-805) -s

http://www.scribd.com/doc/55053218/

[7] 11-05-10 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission - Simulated Litigation in the US Supreme Court…

http://www.scribd.com/doc/55064366/

[8] 11-05-17 Repeat Request for a Signed FEC FOIA Response No 2011-46, in re: valid February 22, 2010 Judgment record from the US Supreme Court

http://www.scribd.com/doc/55610098/

[9] 11-05-17 PRESS RELEASE: Citizens United v Federal Election Commission in the US Supreme Court - so far only a simulated Judgment record has been discovered…

http://www.scribd.com/doc/55613401/

[10] 11-05-23    RE: Citizens United v Federal Elections Commission, FEC FOIA No. 2011-46:2nd Zernik’s Reply on FEC’s 2nd FOIA Response

http://www.scribd.com/doc/56048803/

[11] 11-05-23 Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (1-07-cv-2240) in the US District Court, DC – invalid court records in a Simulated Litigation

http://www.scribd.com/doc/56080106/

[12] 11-05-23 PRESS RELEASE: Citizens United v Federal Election Commission in the US District Court, DC – invalid court records in a Simulated Litigation

http://www.scribd.com/doc/56106686/

[13] 11-05-24 RE Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (FEC) - Request for Policy Statement by FEC s

http://www.scribd.com/doc/56145482/

[14] 11-05-24 PRESS RELEASE: Federal Election Commission (FEC) is asked to disregard Citizens United v Federal Election Commission as Simulated Litigation

http://www.scribd.com/doc/56148018/

[15] 11-06-01 In re: Citizens United v FEC - Dustin Ensinger - Judge Rules Corporations Can Contribute Directly to Candidates_Economy in Crisis

http://www.scribd.com/doc/56989960/

11-12-01 Welcome Malaysia! // Bienvenido Malasia! // 欢迎马来西亚！

Last New Visitor Malaysia  Visited December 1, 2011

11-12-01 Bradley Manning // Bradley Manning // 布拉德利曼宁

Feds Withholding Evidence Favorable to Bradley Manning, Lawyer Charges

The civilian lawyer for Bradley Manning, the Army private who allegedly leaked tens of thousands of classified U.S. government documents to WikiLeaks, is seeking to question the severity of the leak by requesting the government’s own internal damage assessments that reportedly contradict statements that Manning irreparably damaged national security.

Manning’s defense attorney, David E. Coombs, is attempting to get evidence from the government to defend Manning in his upcoming pre-trial hearing on Dec. 16, but says the government is stonewalling him.

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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/11/manning-defense-strategy/

In Letter to Obama Dozens of European Parliamentarians Condemn Abusive Treatment of Bradley Manning

Over 50 members of the European Parliament have signed an open letter to the President Obama and U.S. military officials expressing concerns about the treatment of Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking secret government documents to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks

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http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/741623/in_letter_to_obama_dozens_of_european_parliamentarians_condemn_abusive_treatment_of_bradley_manning/

11-11-29 US Senate Approves Military Detentions in the United States // Senado de EE.UU. aprueba detenciones militares en los Estados Unidos // 美國參議院批准在美國的軍事拘留

• In 2009 Obama promised to close the GITMO detention center and got the Nobel Prize for that promise.
• GITMO was never closed to this date.  
• In 2010 the United Nations called upon the United States to restore Habeas Corpus in the United States.
• Now it remains to be seen if Obama will veto the new bill

Senate Rejects Amendment Banning Indefinite Detention
Today, the Senate voted 38-60 to reject an important amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have removed harmful provisions authorizing the U.S. military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians, including American citizens, anywhere in the world. The amendment offered by Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.), would have replaced those provisions with a requirement for an orderly congressional review of detention power.
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http://www.aclu.org/blog/tag/National%20Defense%20Authorization%20Act