| ... "turned to a Time Warner staff member and an attorney who represents the industry to speak on their behalf. You read that right. The sponsors, elected by their communities, had to ask a Time Warner rep to clarify what their own bill said."
My understanding is that a vast amount of legislation in this country is written by corporate lawyers and then sponsored by members of Congress. This is in addition to all the connections between congressional staff and corporate lobbyists and the revolving door where congresspeople themselves leave office and head straight to K street for nice lobbying jobs. |
