• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The Constitution gives the people the right to redress grievances with their government. So, if we’re free to get up in their grill and tell them what we want, where do we draw the line?

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      1 year ago

      The same place that most other democracies do: bribery.

      Colossal SCOTUS mistake/intentional fraud aside, money isn’t speech and corporations aren’t people.

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        1 year ago

        New York recently executed one of the Trump Companies. Texas should follow suit, since they love executing people for killing people.

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          You’re goddamn right, they should! Especially since Texan fossil fuel companies alone kill thousands of people a year!