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2. How the corporation came to be. Originally, corporations were set up to serve the public good. Corporation lawyers gained rights through the US Supreme Court using the 14th Amendment (set up to protect slaves) that gives them the rights of a person. In the last century, the corporation is given more and more rights while people are increasingly stripped of theirs.

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Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: January 23, 2007 at 2:28 am
Author: machbar

Length: 00:04:55
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RetSquid (August 4, 2008 at 11:18 am)
corporation
n. an organization formed with state governmental approval to act as an ARTIFICIAL PERSON to carry on business.

natural person
n. a real human being, as distinguished from a CORPORATION, which is often treated at law as a FICTITIOUS person.
person
n. 1) a human being. 2) a corporation TREATED AS having the rights and obligations of a PERSON. Counties and cities can be treated as a person in the same manner as a corporation.
woodydog123 (July 29, 2008 at 10:33 am)
The point being,(14th amend) educated people in whom we place trust and faith that they will faithfully execute the oath in which they sore to affirm screwed it up and hurt more than anything the integrity of the principles this great nation proclaims to instill.
HerrGeneralVonBraun (June 16, 2008 at 3:48 pm)
actually... the information here was wrong

the 14th amendment wasn't brought about to free 'black' slaves... it would have specified so

the 14th amendment was suppose to free all slaves

blacks had black slaves, white slaves , and native american slaves

native americans had slaves too - which is why the majority of native americans fought on the side of the confederate army - not the union
No1Uknow3 (July 17, 2008 at 10:19 pm)
First..there is no such thing as a "black" person because the term black denotes 3/5ths human being and is clearly stated in the Constitution that "blacks" will NEVER be considered US citizens. The 14th amendment granted the slave chattel status "blacks" the privilege to vote and this is why it has to be passed by Congress every 20 years. So all of you that are still calling yourselves "black"...learn what your nationality really is and become sovereign on the land. Peace...
HerrGeneralVonBraun (July 17, 2008 at 11:35 pm)
I never came across the 3/5ths rule in the Constitution in reference to 'blacks' never being considered US citizens. Sounds more or less like Jim Crow.
I suppose the Native Americans would be 2/5ths human being if that's the case. They've got it a lot worse.

But you might have a point.

I hope it's not too much to ask for but can you quote directly the source (in the Constitution) referring to the 3/5ths rule and some of it's surrounding sentences. Thank you.
No1Uknow3 (July 17, 2008 at 11:54 pm)
Article 1 section 2 Clause 3 gave "slaves" a status of 3/5th persons in order to increase the population of southern states to provide a larger number of seats in the House. Since "slaves" who were later labeled Negro..then colored...and now black were never by law considered to be citizens of the US..but were granted the right of "persons" later in the 14th amendment...they had to be GRANTED the right to vote and this has to be renewed every 20 years by Congress.
No1Uknow3 (July 17, 2008 at 11:57 pm)
See..I understand the video but I use the real terms for words and if your claiming to be a "person" then your not operating in God given sovereign capacity. A "person" is Latin for persona which means "the mask that an actor wears". This is also why corporations can legally call themselves "persons" because the term represents their straw man...it's all a hustle...
dickhalloran (June 12, 2008 at 8:24 am)
the irony of the last minute is too funny, anti-corporation movie trying to get massive DVD sales by exploiting the collector mentality "blah blah blah" deleted scenes. LOL
machbar (June 17, 2008 at 1:09 am)
Glad you appreciate the irony. It was intentional, of course.
adr58 (October 10, 2008 at 4:14 pm)
I think they are doing this to get back some money they lost because of illegal-downloading. I think it's fair and honest to pay for more.