Obviously the concept of the corporation as it exists today would have been alien to the founders of modern America. Corporations were in their infancy at the time. I believe corporate purchasing of political influence was deemed criminal in most states and clearly a government run by and for the people would never grant a corporation the same rights as an individual. The founding fathers would likely look on current day America as a bastardization of their ideals. In some ways I respect early white America, it was idealistic and in many ways what later day America has railed against in other nations. 'Government by and for the people? That John Adams is god damn socialist!' rails George W. Bush after a mid morning prayer during which he asked God why he has no viewpoints on the role of corporations within the abusive globalised era.