Lawyers With Borders, a new non-governmental organization (NGO), praises the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. "Corporations now can compete on an even playing field against the individual," said Lawyers With Borders Founder and Executive Director Brian J. Foley.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on January 21 to strike down a law that proscribed corporations from using money to criticize candidates within 30 days of a primary election or within 60 days of a November general election. The purpose of the law was "purportedly to prevent big corporations from drowning out the little guy, something that never happens and never has happened in America," said Foley.
"Finally, the Supreme Court has stood up for corporate power and given corporations at least a fighting chance against the individual campaign donor. I thought I might never see this in my lifetime," Foley said.
But going forward, might corporations wield too much power in U.S. politics, or corrupt the process, as critics of the Court's ruling have claimed? "Ridiculous," Foley said. "Corporations are recognized as human beings in U.S. law. Therefore, they have human rights, which is what we [Lawyers With Borders] fight for. Moreover, people who complain about this should just incorporate themselves. The should be sure to retain a lawyer to do it," he said.
Holding a glass full of effervescent champagne, Foley said, "The [Supreme Court's] ruling frees corporations from their shackles. What this decision means is that, 145 years after the Civil War, we have finally ended slavery in America."
LAWYERS WITH BORDERS is a non-governmental organization (NGO) modeled after Doctors Without Borders, except that its members are juris doctors, not medical doctors, and Lawyers With Borders does not help people without regard to borders, travel distance, or other jurisdictional issues, or for free. No corporation or other entity has paid for or requested this Statement of Support; rather, Lawyers With Borders issues such Statements in hope that the subject(s) of the Statement will retain Lawyers With Borders and pay for the campaign.
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