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Kid of the Black Hole
01-29-2010, 08:07 AM
I don't know if this is a joke

http://www.murrayhillincforcongress.com/

Supreme Court Ruling Spurs Corporation Run for Congress
First Test of “Corporate Personhood” In Politics

Following the recent Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to allow unlimited corporate funding of federal campaigns, Murray Hill Inc. today announced it was filing to run for U.S. Congress and released its first campaign video on www.youtube.com/user/murrayhillcongress

“Until now,” Murray Hill Inc. said in a statement, “corporate interests had to rely on campaign contributions and influence peddling to achieve their goals in Washington. But thanks to an enlightened Supreme Court, now we can eliminate the middle-man and run for office ourselves.”

Murray Hill Inc. is believed to be the first “corporate person” to exercise its constitutional right to run for office. As Supreme Court observer Lyle Denniston wrote in his SCOTUSblog, “If anything, the decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission conferred new dignity on corporate “persons,” treating them — under the First Amendment free-speech clause — as the equal of human beings.”

Murray Hill Inc. agrees. “The strength of America,” Murray Hill Inc. says, “is in the boardrooms, country clubs and Lear jets of America’s great corporations. We’re saying to Wal-Mart, AIG and Pfizer, if not you, who? If not now, when?”

Murray Hill Inc. plans on spending “top dollar” to protect its investment. “It’s our democracy,” Murray Hill Inc. says, “We bought it, we paid for it, and we’re going to keep it.”

Murray Hill Inc., a diversifying corporation in the Washington, D.C. area, has long held an interest in politics and sees corporate candidacy as an emerging new market.

The campaign’s designated human, Eric Hensal, will help the corporation conform to antiquated “human only” procedures and sign the necessary voter registration and candidacy paperwork. Hensal is excited by this new opportunity. “We want to get in on the ground floor of the democracy market before the whole store is bought by China.”

Murray Hill Inc. plans on filing to run in the Republican primary in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District. Campaign Manager William Klein promises an aggressive, historic campaign that “puts people second” or even third.

“The business of America is business, as we all know,” Klein says. “But now, it’s the business of democracy too.” Klein plans to use automated robo-calls, “Astroturf” lobbying and computer-generated avatars to get out the vote.

Murray Hill Inc. is launching the campaign with a website, Facebook page and YouTube video.

blindpig
01-29-2010, 10:11 AM
Both to see how much support it gets and to see how much outrage it generates.

starry messenger
01-29-2010, 01:45 PM
I think it's partly a joke and partly performance art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAxbZ67p5pA

An interview with the "designated human."

Looks like they want to see just how far they can take this to show the implications of the Supreme Court decision.

Kid of the Black Hole
01-29-2010, 02:48 PM
but considering how close we are already to congressmen having "corporate sponsors" its not as farfetched as it may seem at first blush

Two Americas
01-29-2010, 04:15 PM
"I think it's partly a joke and partly performance art."

That is what partisan politics is, yes, I agree.

starry messenger
01-29-2010, 04:32 PM
I used to think national elections were like the Olympics. They'd come every four years and take up a lot of time in the media and then end with very little to show for it. I got sucked in for awhile with the siren song of "think how much we'd get done if we controlled things". Yeah, they're getting stuff done all right.

The local elections I have a harder time letting go of. Meg Whitman does not need to be the governor of CA. I will happily vote for Brown over that mess. She's openly running ads bragging about getting people off of welfare here if she wins. She's a complete lunatic and there are no jobs for people to have. I agree that this system is not a long-term fix.

BitterLittleFlower
01-30-2010, 04:30 AM
But as you say, there ain't a whole lotta difference, congressmen are just the human voice most of the time...I had to laugh though!

BitterLittleFlower
01-30-2010, 04:32 AM
are still legitimate, I think, for a huge part, especially when you get down to the counties and towns.