re: #193 Aceofwhat?

Each year a law is challenged is not equivalent to a year a law is deemed constitutional. It’s a fairly well-accepted principle, IIRC, that it is the frequency with which a law is upheld rather than the duration that matters.

Unless one disagrees with the decision, of course.

The history of treating corporations as individuals has a long history - here’s a decent overview.

It should be noted that extending the rights - and responsibilities - of individuals to corporations is the fundamental basis for holding corporations responsible, just as individuals would be, for destruction of property, personal injury, wrongful death and a host of other actions; the very idea that a corporation can be sued arises from it.

There’s an ongoing struggle in defining the boundaries of such recognition, but courts are generally averse, in the long run, to any decision resulting in something resembling a fractional person.