IPFS News Link • Politics
IPFS News Link • Politics
110 Green Party candidates nationwide are calling for a “Green New
Deal” to end the legal doctrine of corporate personhood, which grants
corporations constitutional rights that had previously been reserved for
people.
In addition, in August the U.S. Green Party endorsed “stripping [corporations] of artificial ‘personhood’ and constitutional
protections,” along with “revoking the charters of corporations that
routinely violate safety, health, environmental protection or other
laws.”
In contrast, neither the Democratic nor the Republican parties
support ending corporate personhood, or revoking the corporate charters
of lawless corporations.
“Democrats and Republicans together have installed the judges who
have brought corporate rule to America,” said Gary Ruskin, co-founder of Green Change,
a national political organization. “If you want to fix the economy,
clean up corruption in Washington, and save the environment, then vote
Green to abolish corporate personhood.”
The U.S. Supreme Court established the doctrine of corporate personhood in 1886 (Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Co.) But during the last 35 years, the Court has bestowed especially potent
Bill of Rights protections to corporations, including the right to make
unlimited contributions in an election (Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti), and the right to speak (Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Consumer Council, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission).
Of the 110 Green candidates who have endorsed the “Green New
Deal,” eleven are running for governor, eight for U.S. Senate and 35 for
U.S.
House of Representatives.