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.

  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Ok, let’s look at where this eventually leads. So corporations are entities created at the behest of the state - literally every business is registered to a state for tax and regulation jurisdiction. Corporations are creations entirely of state law. Now when something or someone is created they are given full rights of a person. This ruling allows clones and robots the full rights of a human. This allows AI to be treated as an individual who can vote.