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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
corporate personhood is all due to the living constitution though, right? it evolves to suit the times? government can alter things in order to govern as societies grow?
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"Due to" is tricky. The amendment process and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court allow the Constitution to evolve with the world around it so that it never becomes out of date. The difficulty is that the intent is that we're supposed to maintain most of the original principles while changing it to fit with the modern world. Corporate personhood, however, is more about using the living document as a loophole.
Look at it this way: if the Constitution never changed, black people wouldn't have a full vote. If the Constitution does change (and it does), there's the possibility that the corrupt can change it. That's where the "eternal vigilance" comes into the equation.