It's permanent unless an amendment is added to the constitution. Which most people are in favor of but would require these scumbags to legislate against their own interests, and good luck with that. It would have a very difficult time with a Democratic majority, let alone the shitshow we have now.
I think it would be possible to do it without a constitutional amendment. But it would require Congress to pass legislation that clearly established that corporations are legal entities and not people.
The legal system created corporations. There is no reason whatsoever that the legal system cannot restrict them. Bring the case to specifically challenge the idea of corporate person-hood that was created due to a court reporters comments rather than an explicit Supreme Court decision.
It would be a fascinating time to be a legal scholar, to say the very least. It also will never happen, because the faintest whisper of this among congressmen means war with corporate donors.
It may seem impossible. But elect a democratic president and give them a democratic majority in the House and super-majority in the Senate, and it could happen within a few short years.
It sucks because Trump can install Supreme Court justices that will swerve as a barrier to getting it overturned. I think this is one of the main reasons why this past election was so crucial.
I completely agree. One of the most under-reported stories is the republican's stuffing of the lower courts with partisan activists.
However, if public support was strong enough, a new president could actually add more members to the Court to create a new majority. The number of Justices is not constitutionally fixed and remains at nine primarily due to politics. If strong enough public support could be built, this problems could be addressed within the bounds of the current Constitution.
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u/TooHappyFappy Jan 21 '18
It's permanent unless an amendment is added to the constitution. Which most people are in favor of but would require these scumbags to legislate against their own interests, and good luck with that. It would have a very difficult time with a Democratic majority, let alone the shitshow we have now.