Corporations exert a substantial degree of power in contemporary American society. A controversial point of discussion is whether the constitutional rights afforded to corporations are legitimate in the context of today’s society.
As National Projects Director of Democracy Unlimited, David Cobb has spearheaded a movement against corporate polluters in order to effect necessary systemic social change. This Wednesday, as a part history lesson and part heart-felt-call to action, David
will tell the story of the American creation myth and the Constitution as it pertains to corporate personhood and illegitimate but legal corporate constitutional rights. He will discuss the history of corporations, the creation of corporate personhood in America,
and the Amendment and Democracy Movement as a potential solution.
4:30 - 6 in Rocky 003 on Wednesday March 26th!
Followed by a PoliTalk dinner with the speaker (for students only, free dinner!) until 7:15
David Cobb is National Projects Director of Democracy Unlimited. He is a lawyer and political activist. David has sued corporate polluters, lobbied elected officials, run for political office himself, and has been arrested for non-violent civil
disobedience. He truly believes we must use ALL the tools in the toolbox to effect the systemic social change we so desperately need.
David was born in San Leon, Texas and worked as a laborer before going to college. He graduated from the University of Houston Law School in 1993 and maintained a successful private law practice in Houston for several years before devoting himself to full
time activism to achieve real democracy in the United States.
In 2002 David ran for Attorney General of Texas, pledging to use the office to revoke the charters of corporations that repeatedly violate health, safety and environmental laws. He did not win the office, but the Green Party of Texas grew dramatically during
his campaign from four local chapters to twenty-six. In 2004, he ran for President of the United States on the Green Party ticket and successfully campaigned for the Ohio recount.