Kenology said:
Primarily the "free speech" powers granted by Citizens United SCOTUS ruling that allows unlimited political spending and the dimished criminality/limitations of liability it grants owners/shareholders/managment, etc. Not good at all. |
Except that wasn't due to corporate personhood or the 14th ammendment... That was a 1st ammendment ruling.
As for the second part.... I'm not sure that actually exists for management. Usually management avoids prosecution via a "Non prosecute" agreement with the government that gets paid by the company. (which is the real thing that matters.)
Additionally, that really wouldn't work for owners/shareholders either... because more often then not they'd have plausable deniability. ESPEICALLY share holders.
Really all that would do is force regular employees to take much more heat for shit they do.
I mean... lets say we revoke coporate personhood... and a guy named Elmer cuts corners and Coca Cola some how kills a thousand people.
Now that Corporate Personhood doesn't exist... companies can not be sued in civil court. So who do you go after? Elmer... assuming the investigation finds out it was him specifically... (If not... your screwed) and anybody who knew Elmer was cutting corners. You can sue the buisness owners too... but how likely are you to win a decision?
