Tuesday, October 2, 2012

The Constitution creates a Nation of people. When it refers to "people", it means each and every human individual in the Nation. Most "work-places" are corporations. As we have said, corporations are "legal fictions". Corporations are not people; at best, they are abstract entities that have been collapsed into something called "an employer". The law foresaw the inequalities that could flow from a huge abstraction called "employer" and the many real individuals performing the work. Hence, the law provided for employees to organize into Unions. These unions were free to organize and demand changes in the work place. These unions were all about the work place and the inequalities and abuses that could arise from the 8 to 5. Of course, we all know their rights are being slowly diluted. Thats another story. My point is the Preamble of the Constitution begins with "We the People".That refers to each and every individual in the Nation. Of course, it also includes every individual living within State lines. The Constitution does not stop at State lines. The Constitution constitutes a Nation of every individual living within its geographical boundaries, connected or disconnected. The important fact is that each and every individual in the Nation constitutes a democracy of "We the People". Now consider the following; If the Supreme Court, in a moment of lucidity, foresaw the abuses to freedom in the corporate workplace and upheld laws for unionization of employees, how can it not foresee the abuses to freedom that could be caused by political-miscontents in the Nation. After all, the Constitution states "We the People ...in Order to form a more perfect Union". So, you see, the Founding fathers did craft a Nation of a "Union of people". Citizens do have a right to "unionize".Now, where is that protection for the people in the Nation? In the workplace, the individual employees can form into a union and strike. In the Nation,the individuals are protected by the First Amendment. The right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of grieveances. The employee has a right to strike. The citizen has a right to revolution. The Constitution created a Union of people. The Judicial Branch needs to do its job; it needs to be impartial and persue real democracy and it needs to stop persuing money.

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