Re:Delaware bill (HB 121) to allow corporations to vote in e...
by joshuamorton on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:06PM
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This would run into 14th amendment issues (and the "one person, one vote" doctrine) pretty quickly. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesberry_v._Sanders and it's similar cases.
Specifically, the 14th amendment's equal protection clause is seen to apply to voting rights (of which apportionment is perhaps the most unclear, but literally giving individuals multiple votes, as opposed to different weights is sort of a beyond obvious violation).
Re:Delaware bill (HB 121) to allow corporations to vote in e...
by kristopolous on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:10PM
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Do you honestly think the courts will decide against corporations?
You'd be more likely to tune to your local classical station and hear techno. It'd be that out of character
Re:Delaware bill (HB 121) to allow corporations to vote in e...
by CalChris on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:28PM
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There is also the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment:
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Corporate persons are neither born nor naturalized.
The constitution leaves qualifications for voting up to the states. If Delaware allows corporations to in certain state elections, it would follow that they’d be able to vote for congressional seats as well.
From article 1:
>The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.