The concept of corporate personhood was created more than 100 years ago and ever since has been the bane of private citizens. At each challenge judges uphold and strengthen the concept. And the moves aren’t ancient history. Can you say unlimited campaign financing?
One man’s immorality is another man’s religion, even if the immorality of that religion is pointed out by atheists. The same is true for atheists and what they believe. People are what they are, sometimes inconsistent, narrow-minded, and disagreeable. But, there’s the message and then there’s the way you deliver the message.
When you’re talking about the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) a good defense is apparently a good offense – and no one is more offensive than Pat Robertson.
Robertson, God’s official gaffemeister, says it’s okay to punch out of a presumably ‘traditional’ marriage if one spouse has Alzheimer’s.
Small government advocates carp about government intrusion, over-regulation, and the wisdom of forcing laws down to local levels, sometimes at the risk of being inconsistent. But, inconsistency is bipartisan, a product of trying to solve difficult problems without context or tainted by economic preferences or moral beliefs that others don’t share.
South Dakota’s proposed “justified homicide bill” has been withdrawn for the time being, but don’t be surprised if it returns like cow flop on a South Dakota rancher’s boots.