What's the logical conclusion of the recent Supreme Court ruling that corporations are legally individuals and, therefore, have the same rights to free speech given to the average Joe?

That corporations should be able to run for elected office, of course. And assume appointed judicial positions.

Thus, Murray Hill, a communications firm based in Silver Spring, Maryland, recently announced that it's running in the Republican primary for Maryland's 8th Congressional District. And it did so with quite a multimedia effort, including a press release, web site, Facebook page and Youtube video. (Also, you can buy t-shirts and coffee mugs that say "Corporations are people, too!".

To wit, its press release says: "Until now corporate interests had to rely on campaign contributions and influence peddling to achieve their goals in Washington. But thanks to an enlightened Supreme Court, now we can eliminate the middle-man and run for office ourselves." 

And,

"It's our democracy. We bought  it, we paid for it, and we're going to keep it."

Obviously, the effort is aimed at highlighting the inherent ludicrousness--and alarming implications--of the Supreme Court ruling.  Company head Eric Hensal--he describes himself as the "designated human--said to me: "The American public deserves an opportunity to see the Supreme Court ruling drawn out to its logical conclusion."

Murray Hill has also applied to register to vote in Maryland as a Republican.  If that doesn't work, Hensal says, he (or the company, that is) will have to forgo running in the primary and join the race as an independent. 

While there's been no groundswell of support from other corporations--would be quite a surprise if there were-- Hensal says one fan in Ohio is thinking of forming a corporation just to be able to run for office in his district.

He also say's he's  talking to a legal services corporation about joining forces to follow another logical path:  pursuing judicial appointments. "Until now, corporate attorneys have had to spend years rising through the ranks before they become judges," says Hensal. "We can just skip all that and put the corporation right on the bench."