Jurisdiction.
According to Wikepedia:
“Jurisdiction is the authority given to a legal body, or to a political leader (Prime Minister, President, etc.) to deal with legal matters, and to pronounce or enforce legal matters.”
Funny, I don’t see anything about “corporation” in there.
Corporations simply lack the legal jurisdiction to dictate policy which contradicts civil or criminal laws.
Discriminatory racial, gender, religious, sexual preference, age, etc. “policies” corporations used to excercise were found to be in violation of the Constitution (pesky document, eh?) and were outlawed.
They do have the right to establish policy regarding their property, i.e., store locations, company vehicles.
They also have the responsibility to disclose the fact of these policies to potential employees.
The right to carry “weapons”, be they sharp pencils, pizza cutters, or firearms, is afforded by the Bill of Rights. In other words, Pizza Hut cannot “give” permission or “remove” permission to possess firearms or any other waepon simply because it is out of their “jurisdiction” to do so.
James Spiers lawfully used his firearm, had legal authority to carry it, and notified Law Enforcement properly, subsequent to the incident.
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, et al, constructed the Constitution to protect us from Government. They never imagined that an American Corporation could or would arrogantly exercise “authority” contradicting the freedoms most of us hold dear.
Slavery was abolished? This amounts to “financial slavery”.
“You want to keep your job? Give up your American citizenship for that of the XYZ Corporation, in exchange for the privilege of the small wages we pay you. Also, your life may be in peril during the course of your employment, but you won’t be allowed to defend yourself. If you choose to violate this policy, we will be forced to fire you. We won’t protect you from harm in exchange. If you don’t like this “policy”, don’t work here because you need us more than we need you.”
Many Corporations (Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc) have similar policies.
Only by “due process” are rights taken away. Meaning, when accused of breaking the law, you are entitled to a trial and if convicted, your rights may be taken away.
Your employer doesn’t have this right.
Perhaps we should discuss whether or not we wish to be human property subject to the whims of our employers. Since most of us don’t grow our own food, looks like we have to put up with it, because we need to eat.
Perhaps the goverment entities who issue Corporate Charters, should also ensure these entities aren’t violating our Bill of Rights.
Perhaps the Congress should look into these types of issues and let corporations who do business in the U.S. be aware that they do not supercede or regulate the Bill of Rights.
And enforce it.
