I don’t have a lot of commentary to add to the situation the Supreme Court created in the matter of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which held that companies have the same rights as do humans under the free-speech clause of the First Amendment.

But I can simply observe that already, an organization has asserted its [apparent] Constitutional right to run for office. Not the head of that organization, or even any one person, but rather the organization itself. Public-affairs firm Murray Hill, Inc. said it will file to run on the Republican ticket in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District, according to a statement.

The campaign’s designated human, Eric Hensal, will help the corporation conform to antiquated “human only” procedures and sign the necessary voter registration and candidacy paperwork. Hensal is excited by this new opportunity. “We want to get in on the ground floor of the democracy market before the whole store is bought by China.”

Yes, it’s a piece of self-serving spectacle and, yes, it will probably be on the ballot. And, yes, I’ll gladly link to its first campaign video, which appears after the jump.

via PRNewser