corporations are indeed people so how can that be your offer is take in this question of identity is enter langridge president of the institute for liberty and welcome back thanks very much that's good to have you with us this whole idea that corporations are people nike has claimed the first amendment right to lie to get to the supreme court citizens united did so as united as one of. the tobacco companies over the years and claimed fifth amendment rights against office and f.c.c. lost this year. i'm sorry the f.c.c. and not the f.c.c. eighteen to last this year and case there are limitations that this you know it is that that was a case that the arguably if you or i had taken that case probably were lost as well well i mean they want to be one of the appellate level i mean you know not to start not confined to the point that i was making is that we have corporations that have claimed first amendment rights successfully for the memorized privacy fifth member rights ready and self incrimination tobacconist business companies and fourteenth a member repeatedly for over one hundred years so you know a