FEC v. Citizens United, in Northampton

[Straw Man]

Should corporations have the same freedom of speech that people have

Frankly, should corporations have any of the rights of a person.  Corporations can't get cancer, they don't need healthcare ,they aren't harmed by faulty or dangerous products, etc...

Where in our constitution are the rights of corporations ever mentioned?

If this case currently with the Supreme Court passes then corporations (including foreign corporations) will have much greater influence on our elections

[Skip8282]

Interesting video.  I'm not sure where I stand and hopefully some of the more knowledgable people will weigh in on the matter.

What are the justifications for unions being given this freedom?  Would or should those same justifications apply to a corporation?

[Soul Crusher]

Interesting video.  I'm not sure where I stand and hopefully some of the more knowledgable people will weigh in on the matter.

What are the justifications for unions being given this freedom?  Would or should those same justifications apply to a corporation?

Under most common law interpretations, corporations are considered "people" for many purposes in the sense that they are distinct entities.  Granted many states has laws and statutes regulating corps, most corps are afforded the same rghts as individuals. 

When corps are accused of a crime, they are normally afforded the same criminal procedural rights as any other defendants.