Our Corporate Courts

[Joanne98]

In its effort to scuttle President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, the right wing has gone court shopping.

by Jim Hightower

When corporate executives needed a political favor, they used to run to Congress. Now they can also run to the courthouse.

Over the years, corporate chieftains and their political henchmen have steadily ensconced reliable laissez-faire ideologues in hundreds of federal judgeships, quietly creating a corporate-friendly path for moving their litigation all the way from the district level through the Supreme Court.

For example, in its effort to scuttle President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, the right wing has gone court shopping. They've filed their cases in the courts of judges who are known to be ideologically hostile to government regulation of health care corporations.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/02/14-4

[marmar]

1. K & R

nt

[daa]

2. Especially the supremes

even Obama's choices are pro business.

[CrossChris]

3. I bet they don't have to shop too hard.

One day soon, I fear that it won't even be necessary.

[classysassy]

4. Our Judicial system is corrupt

Money has corrupted all branches of American government.