Corporate Personhood

http://www.npr.org/2011/10/24/141663195/what-is-the-basis-for-corporate-personhood

I had initially felt as though no corporation should be given personhood and the Supreme Court got it flat wrong, but that changed with this interview that I heard on NRP yesterday (October 24^th, 2011)

After having listened to this argument, I have to say I agree with the Professor about corporate personhood.  While your gut reaction would be to disagree, there are reasons corporate personhood in not a bad thing. 
Incorporation is almost a must for any organization these days, there for it is necessary that any group wishing to be legitimate in the world needs to be incorporated.  If the organization has something worthy to be said, then they should be able to do so under the 1^st Amendment. 

More could be said about this but the article does a very good job of articulating the point