Big news: Murray Hill is running for Congress.
Now I’m sure you’re probably asking yourself the same thing I asked myself when I heard Murray Hill was running for Congress, which is, “Who’s Murray Hill, and why do I care if he’s running for Congress?”
To answer those questions, Murray Hill isn’t actually a he, it’s a company, and you should care because if Murray Hill, Inc. can run for the House of Representatives, there’s absolutely nothing stopping Exxon or Pfizer from running for elected office, thanks to the recent Supreme Court decision that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. After that Supreme Court decision Murray Hill, a self-described progressive firm, took what it considers the next logical step: declaring for office.
Murray Hill has a campaign website and a Facebook page, and here’s Murray Hill’s first campaign ad:
Perhaps here in Wisconsin we can look forward to Senator S.C. Johnson Wax, or maybe Congressman Harley Davidson.
Don’t forget Senator ACORN and Congressman AFL-CIO!
Nice gimmick though for a PR firm.
You’re absolutely right, and that’s the point – it’s a travesty.
And let us not leave out the current administration led by President Barack SEIU. Or in it’s original Russian, Comrade CCCP.
“Comrade CCCP.”
Good to see you’ve bought into the talking points.
Nevermind that none of this can happen. No real travesty. See U.S. Constitution.
Corporations are people too, forgot.
You are right Zach. But a corporation is a collection of people, in the same way a church, a non-profit, union, or any orgaization is a group of people. All are entitled to free speech. None of them can run for Congress.
But if a corporation itself (and not the individuals who make up the corporation) is as much of a person as I am when it comes to free speech, then that corporation should also be able to run for office, no?
A corporation itself is just brick and mortar; you touch it, it is cold; you poke it, it does not bleed. In the same way you cannot TAX corporations, you can only tax PEOPLE (a concept often lost on liberals). The individuals, as that collective group, have the right to free speech, to speak as one voice or take one position as that entity. One entity made up of many individuals, even speaking in one voice cannot run for office, as that would mean many individuals had input in that one position. I know it’s a difficult concept, almost like the Holy Trinity, but I am confident you can follow along.
I don’t think Murray Hill, Inc. is old enough to serve in Congress. Don’t you have to be 25?
Yep….the minimum age is 25.
Yeah because it’s AGE that’s the big disqualifer here.