Delaware is home to more corporations than people. Human people, that is, as under longstanding state law and the US Supreme Court's infamous 2010 ruling, corporations are people, too.

A judge in Delaware—a state with more registered business entities than people—ruled Monday in favor of a small town that allows corporations to vote in local elections.

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“What is a ‘person?’ When one cuts to the heart of this case, that is the question,” Karsnitz wrote to open his 20-page ruling.

Ok well now I need to go smash a bunch of fragile furniture with a sledgehammer while screaming in primal rage to cool down a bit from reading that. Worf, I could use a friend right now to join me in this ritual.

  • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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    13日前

    That is fundamentally how federal v state v local is supposed to work. It has been built that way over time to ensure that our systems are largely coherent. It means certain things dont have to be rewritten by every level of governance. A hate crime is a hate crime. Its why states were forcibly desegregated. However, It is also why banks still have trouble accepting weed money even if the state has legalized it. Nothing will ever be perfect but we can always seek to improve. If you wait for perfect you’ll never act.