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sinkingfeeling

(52,999 posts) Thu Jun 7, 2012, 09:48 AM Jun 2012

Fayetteville Passes Resolution Against Corporate Personhood (Cross-post to GD)

http://bluearkansasblog.com/

Huge thank you to Mayor Jordan and the Fayetteville City council for tonights vote on the resolution rejecting corporate personhood!! This makes Fayetteville the first city in Arkansas to pass this resolution and join 140+ other cities across the USA who have taken a stand!! Much appreciation to all of you who came out tonight to show your support and speak on this issue! This is what Democracy looks like!!

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Fayetteville Passes Resolution Against Corporate Personhood (Cross-post to GD) (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 OP

Amazing Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #1

WTG. turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #2

I think you're being way too optimistic Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #3

OF course I am- turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #4

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

1. Amazing

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Thu Jun 7, 2012, 10:28 PM

Jun 2012

I wonder how Wal-Mart and Tyson's are going to react to this, now that they are "personae non gratae" in Fayette-nam.

turtlerescue1

(1,013 posts)

2. WTG.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2012, 11:54 PM

Jun 2012

WOW! Here in Arkansas. WOW!

Am gonna ask our Diamond City Mayor about this possibility,though from what is seen, they are too delighted with Citizens United. When I put a yard sign up about "Occupy something" she was more than a bit unhappy, of course at the time my job was as the Mayor's Assistant. That ended April 30th, so the sign is back up.

Yay Fayetteville! Maybe there are real Democrats in Arkansas, I converted from Minnesotan to Arkansan five years ago, and have felt really lonely in my progressive liberal ideas. Does that mean we may actually get a Constitutional Amendment to overturn personhood?

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

3. I think you're being way too optimistic

Reply to turtlerescue1 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 18, 2012, 10:53 PM

Jun 2012

As long as Wal-Mart and Tyson's are the biggest "people" in Arkansas, such a constitutional amendment ain't gonna happen.

turtlerescue1

(1,013 posts)

4. OF course I am-

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 07:44 AM

Jun 2012

Late 1800's the case of Santa Clara County VS Southern Pacific RR. Miracles do happen.

To stop the insanity of SCOTUS, we need that Constitutional Amendment AND the ability to "Charter" removed from the State and forced to the federal level, PLUS the applications made on a one-by-one basis.

Truth will catch on.

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