Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty promises in Wisconsin

Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by Reelin on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @12:14AM (#24833867)

> kosher or halal marking on foods they sell, would you find that law constitutional

... no? It would be a law more or less targeting a particular religion. That's against both the letter and the spirit of the constitution. Unless I'm missing something here?

> (Certainly it's not interfering with the corporation's freedom of religion interests, is it? Corporations don't practice religion!)

Serious question: Why can't they? They're groups of people after all. (I'm not sure how that would fit with protected classes under federal employment law though. If a company openly supports a particular religion is that potentially a form of discrimination?)

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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by ummonk on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @01:12AM (#24834116)

That's the point of the analogy. Rights like freedom of religion and freedom of speech must extend to corporations as well.

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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by Reelin on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @01:25AM (#24834168)

I tend to agree, but I think (perhaps mistakenly) that OP was trying to illustrate via analogy that it's more complicated than that. I wasn't able to see the point being made with the analogy though (hence my reply).

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Re:Foxconn’s empty buildings, empty factories, and empty pro... by 8note on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @01:30AM (#24834187)

I'd see it as infringing on the religious shopper's rights rather than the corporations though. That makes it towards impossible to practice your religion

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