Campaign finance hearing may have ramifications for corporate personhood

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All of the Fortune 500 would rank above the 40 smallest national economies in the world. And the smallest company on Fortune?s list of the 1000 largest U.S. companies would be larger than the national economies of 28 entire countries. Exxon Mobil?s revenue is greater than the combined GDP of the 78 smallest countries (out of a total of 182) in the world.

We don't let Presidents Ahmadinejad and Chavez spend money to influence our elections, but the Supreme Court heard a case this week that may permit Exxon Mobil and Wal-Mart, both of which are larger than Iran and Venezuela, support candidates directly.

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