Actions Speak Louder than Words

Recently a Virgin Islands prosecutor has subpoenaed Exxon, an oil company, for documents regarding its climate change studies and how their products affect the environment. Exxon, has maid the claim that the subpoena is unconstitutional and it affects their first amendment rights. Exxon is protected under the first amendment because it falls under the corporate personhood right which means because the company is a corporation and is made up of people, it shall be treated like a person under the first amendment. Although that doesn't mean they are not held liable for abusing first amendment rights. The prosecutor from the virgin islands believes that Exxon persuaded its own investigators to falsely lead on the media and news how Exxon actually affects the climate where they work and how their products affect the environment. Along with these allegations, comes national attention regarding the issue how wealthy Exxon is. Exxon states that just because they are one of the most influential oil companies doesn't mean they shouldn't have a say in this matter, they then state that the public allows wealthy people all the time to inform the public, but why not companies? Exxon tells the Huffington Post that they are worried about the chilling affect these allegations will give the prosecutor and possible the federal government if this turns into a major issue. Exxon could even be slapped with a criminal charge of trying to defraud the united states government, because with its alleged false climate documents they could have applied for government funding regarding these studies to help pay the scientists who could of spoke on Exxon's behalf and not the Earth's.
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