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Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 08:12 PM Feb 2013

Montana State Rep. Steve Lavin (R) want to Grant Corporations The Right To Vote

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022418752

Here is the bill from Think Progress:


Provision for vote by corporate property owner. (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a firm, partnership, company, or corporation owns real property within the municipality, the president, vice president, secretary, or other designee of the entity is eligible to vote in a municipal election as provided in .

(2) The individual who is designated to vote by the entity is subject to the provisions of and shall also provide to the election administrator documentation of the entity’s registration with the secretary of state under 35-1-217 and proof of the individual’s designation to vote on behalf of the entity.


http://www.addictinginfo.org/2013/02/23/not-a-joke-or-a-protest-this-lawmaker-actually-wants-to-grant-corporations-the-vote/


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Montana State Rep. Steve Lavin (R) want to Grant Corporations The Right To Vote (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Feb 2013 OP
idiot Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1
What suprises me is that our 'red footed frind' is only asking for one vote per company...... wandy Feb 2013 #2
As citizens of the USA, we the people own the national parks so everyone owns property. Thinkingabout Feb 2013 #3
Makes total sense 99th_Monkey Feb 2013 #4
Give them an inch... Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #5

wandy

(3,539 posts)
2. What suprises me is that our 'red footed frind' is only asking for one vote per company......
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 08:32 PM
Feb 2013

Steve Lavin (R-bought and paid for) must be in some kind of republican training program and not quite up to speed with GOP co. policy. It would be more to the republicens way of doing business to demand one vote for every square foot of tax exempt property the company occupies. Or at least one vote for each employee, employee relative and pets.

Sure is going to be something when the republican menace get's their act together and shines up that new "Image".

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
3. As citizens of the USA, we the people own the national parks so everyone owns property.
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 08:35 PM
Feb 2013

In the case of off shore corps, they are not corps of the USA and in the case of Romney he would not be eligible to vote. Why does such stupid thoughts arise in the GOP. No one is running the party and we will be subject to useless thoughts until this is changed.

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
4. Makes total sense
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 09:56 PM
Feb 2013

in the upside down sorry-ass excuse for a world we've
unwittingly created. .. or was it wittingly, at least by
some. There must be at least a few shadowy villains
behind that curtain, with so much wealth and power that
they arrogantly give themselves permission to "decide
for" the masses what's "good for them", even when it
isn't really good for anyone, except them and their uber-
rich ilk, awash in blood money extorted from the poor,
one way or another.

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