The corporate lawyers on the Supreme Court have ushered America into its post-Constitutional phase, repealing the 7th Amendment entirely because their corporate masters hate having to face a jury of real people. They prefer forums where the only thing that matters is how much money you have.
In Justice Roberts' America, corporations aren't just people, they're the only people with rights10/31/2015 Good New York Times piece on mandatory binding arbitration clauses, the fine print that corporations use to immunize themselves for their abuses of consumers.
The corporate lawyers on the Supreme Court have ushered America into its post-Constitutional phase, repealing the 7th Amendment entirely because their corporate masters hate having to face a jury of real people. They prefer forums where the only thing that matters is how much money you have.
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Hat tip to the American Bar Association magazine. Reporting years too late to do much good, but better than nothing.
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["Who is in ALEC?" I hear you ask. These companies. If a company you patronize is among them, write to them and tell them to stop using your money against your interests. - John Gear]
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