DeLay in trouble

While corporations may say that their right to give money to political campaigns, not all states' law agree. Texas, explicitly bars campaign contributions from corporations and Tom DeLay's indictment falls under this law. He helped his PAC, TRMPAC funnel corporate donatons through the RNC to Republican candidates for the state house. This violates the law not only in his attempt to funnel the money, but also in his role in the conspiracy. However, the legal fouls he made extend further. By funneling money through the RNC to Texas Republican candidates, he and his PAC and the RNC should be investigated for money laundering. The main legal tool for the federal prosecutors should be the RICO act, designed to catch organized crime. By fueling a money laundering opeartion, I think that TRMPAC and DeLay fall under the RICO law and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent allowed. However, the arguments that corporations should be allowed to give money to political campaigns under the 1st amendment fall afoul of their denouncement of 'activist' judges. It is only because of 'activist' judges that corporations have been given full rights of personhood under the 14th amendment. If they had stuck to strict constructionism that they constantly trumpet, they would oppose corporate personhood. The intent of the drafters of the 14th amendment was to ensure that former slaves and their descendents got all the protections of the U.S. constitution, not that railroad companies in the late 19th century (and by the decision, all corporations) should be treated as a person (including rights guaranteed under the bill of rights). Therefore, the decision to grant corporations personhood under their supposed legal philosophy was 'activism' and therefore is invalid. Unless they are hypocrites...