Corporate Personhood

I guess what I don't get now is: why does a corporation have to be identified as a "person" in order to be sued? Said corporation still has assets, can still hire a lawyer on it's behalf (paid for by shareholders/CEO??), can still pay out damages etc. Saying it is a person, then not granting it EVERY right that a living person has seems stupid.Like i said in the other thread, I'm no lawyer so there's probably a lot of legal mumbo jumbo that I just don't get and I won't be much help in this thread. My main point was that due to this "personhood", corporations are allowed to buy off politicians and sway what laws are enacted.

I'm going to suck it up and admit that I obviously do not understand the topic well enough to have a reasoned debate, or even discussion, about it. It appears that I came to a conclusion and formed an opinion without enough knowledge of the subject (shame on me). I apologize, crash, for prodding you into starting this topic. However, I assure you I initially had every intention of actually discussing it, but realizing how little I know about what "corporate personhood" actually does entail, I fear I will just look foolish if I continue.

No need. It showed me that I need to brush up on the subject and come to an informed decision.