There is a Supreme Court case coming up the political pipeline that could result in all of us saying goodbye to the Senator from California and Congressman from Texas, and welcoming the Senator from Hewlett-Packard and Congressman from Exxon-Mobil. This case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee, is being used as a springboard by special interests to eliminate all limits on campaign finance laws and unleash corporate money into our government. (more…)

You don’t have to go far on a college campus to hear someone railing against corporations in America. “Corporations control our government!” is a fairly common sentiment among liberal crowds, but does anyone really know what that means? Why are corporations able to apparently control our legislators and the sausage-factory of congress more than any of us? Before this starts, lets define a corporation. A corporation is an entity created by the state that gives the people who create the corporation limited liability and in return, the state grants them a charter in order for them to “serve the public good.” I’m not talking about all businesses right now, only those that have been chartered by the government to have limited liability in return for a commitment to serve the public good, and thus should be held to a higher standard than all other businesses. So how did we get to a point where corporate power seems to seep through every pore of our government? I give you the Supreme Court case of Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company. (more…)