Nader on the courts

Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia recently received the James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service, Ralph Nader weighs in on Scalia from Princeton:

Nader referenced Scalia several times during his talk, mentioning that he has written several times to the justice but has yet to receive a response.

"This country is not designed for corporate supremacy. The preamble of the Constitution ... is 'We the people,' not 'We the corporations,' " Nader said.

While courts have interpreted the 14th amendment to protect rights of corporations, Nader does not believe that corporations and private citizens deserve equal consideration.

"[A corporation] doesn't vote. It doesn't die in Iraq. It doesn't raise children. Yet it has been given every single constitutional ight you and I have except the fifth amendment against self-incrimination," Nader said.