Comments on: Enterprise personhood: the first 2000+ years

By: Ron Miller

Ron Miller — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:48:05 +0000

I self identify as progressive/liberal and I support the Hobby Lobby decision. But not because corporations are people.

By: wfjag

wfjag — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 22:16:54 +0000

@Boblipton
Actually Bob, I think that Ron was referring to #5 in the blog by Matt Yglesias on Vox Media. Vox Media, until recently, was known as Sports Blogs, Inc. One of its founders is Markos Moulitsas. While I’m not sure if Vox is supposed to be a parody of a serious political discussion site, anything that Moulitsas is involved with seems to come across that way.

Still, considering the source, perhaps the categorical declaration “Liberals think equality is more important than religious liberty” is supposed to be considered a New Commandment, handed down on Mount Sinai to Moses Moulitsas by the Unfoulable Secular Spirit of Progress.

But, since Progressivism admits of no metaphysical entities, maybe not. However, the blog also cited Captain Picard of the Federation Starship Enterprise as an authority, so it’s hard to tell if the blog is serious or parody, or if one must look to fictional future Progressive societies for correct social norms and Canonical Commandments.

By: David Schwartz

David Schwartz — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:31:45 +0000

#4 is pretty silly too. If corporate personhood cuts against Hobby Lobby because the religious views are held by its owners, not the corporation, then it would cut against prohibiting censorship of the New York Times too. The New York Times corporation has no ideas it wants to express. Constitutional rights for corporations are always about allowing those who control a corporation to exercise their rights through the operation of that corporation.

By: Boblipton

Boblipton — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:40:13 +0000

Ron, editorials at cracked.com are intended for entertainment purposes only. As opposed to, say, the New York Times, where similar op-ed pieces (ones that I notice include liberal advice on what members of the Tea Party should think about immigration) work out that way.

Bob

By: Ron Miller

Ron Miller — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:46:33 +0000

I don’t think the real attack is that is a new and novel idea. I think the stronger argument is that it is dumb.

I love #5: “Liberals think equality is more important than religious liberty.” If I ever write a sentence that says “Conservatives think…” then I respectfully request someone shoot me.