On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Nomen Nescio wrote:
Needless to say, nothing could be further from the letter and spirit of the First Amendment.
I thought the Constitution applies to personal speech, not to corporate or government speech... If I speak for myself, the First Amendment applies. But should it apply even to corporations? Are such entities considered to be persons? Should they have "rights"? I suggest an "eye test". If it is theoretically possible to talk with it eye-to-eye[1], then the Constitution applies. If it isn't possible to talk with it without a proxy person - a CEO, a spokesperson, etc. - no "higher rights" apply. A non-personal entity should be considered to voluntarily give up its "right" to existence by an act of knowingly lying. A death penalty - the entity liquidation - should swiftly follow. [1] Applies to blind people and people born without eyes as well; the spirit of what I say should be clear, and whoever would want to nitpick on such piddly details is a stinkin' lawyer type.