And they signed a contract with eight of the railroads on August of 1930, promising to have this ready within 16 months. Detectives found their man at Fourteenth and Eighth, still looking at the world through the medium of alcohol.
present the brand. I'd like to start by talking about the kind of work she does. So, I'll tell you that the National Theater Festival is going into its fourteenth edition. It's a festival that has been around for 25 years and is bringing together between 2 and 3 million people at each of its sessions. So,
favored in most Senate races right now. And they get the most of the money, which sort of causes the system to persist. But the more interesting concept is that the corporations have First Amendment rights and also Fourteenth Amendment protections. Are you guys familiar with the Fourteenth Amendment?
corporations have First Amendment rights and also Fourteenth Amendment protections. Are you guys familiar with the Fourteenth Amendment? Basically, this was an amendment in 1868 that was designed entirely to overturn the Dred Scott decision and give black people rights in the U.S. after the Civil War.
Supreme Court will say, "Well, this is too specific a case, and we're going to deal with this case and not the larger case law." But it's also likely -- given the make-up of the Supreme Court -- that they're going to uphold Fourteenth Amendment rights for corporations. Incidentally, the original case in 1886 -- if the Supreme Court really did say that corporations should have Fourteenth Amendment -- means that corporations got equal rights and citizenship protection well before women did, on the order
of the Supreme Court -- that they're going to uphold Fourteenth Amendment rights for corporations. Incidentally, the original case in 1886 -- if the Supreme Court really did say that corporations should have Fourteenth Amendment -- means that corporations got equal rights and citizenship protection well before women did, on the order of about 40 years. So this is the issue; this is what we're facing.
the railroad was saying they wanted a tax break from land that they owned that was losing value. They wanted to amortize their losses as taxes. And they did win the case. And the decision doesn't mention the Fourteenth Amendment at all, but there's something called the 'head note', which was written by the stenographer in the case -- who, interestingly, was employed at the time by the Southern Pacific Railroad. And he said in passing that the justices felt
stenographer in the case -- who, interestingly, was employed at the time by the Southern Pacific Railroad. And he said in passing that the justices felt strongly that corporations, like individuals, should have Fourteenth Amendment protections. This is one of the most important Supreme Court decisions of all time.
And at first, they were scarce enough that only royalty and the extremely wealthy owned them. Like, by 1668, the Hope Diamond had reached the hands of the French king, Louis the Fourteenth . Who would later die of gangrene.
of a platform like YouTube, you know, as if it was a distribution channel and what the politics and potentials of platforms might be. And, you know, some people uploaded it and it become incredibly popular and was, at one point, ranked as the fourteenth most viewed video within the video game community on YouTube.