Corporations Aren’t People in Haines, Alaska
The people of Haines jumped into the national debate prompted by the Citizens United case over what it means to be a person, voting Tuesday to amend the borough charter preamble to proclaim that “artificial entitites” are not people.
One of the leaders of the drive hopes that other communities across the state will follow suit and pressure the Legislature to take a stand.
By a vote of 546-416, voters added this statement to the charter: “We, the people of the Haines Borough, believe the rights set out in the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Alaska, like those in this Charter, are guaranteed only to individual human beings and do not apply to artificial entities.”