lunge leafy: Google, Verizon & AT&T Unsurprisingly Top Lobbyers

Dark Lobe
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Biggest companies spend most on lobbying - no brainer

Is anyone surprised that the biggest companies spend the most on lobbying? They have the most to lose from any over-reaching government regulation efforts. That they spend what is really a small amount of money compared to the size of their revenues to prevent that is only common sense.

And to give you an idea on how small those lobbying numbers really are, AT&T spent $1.9 billion & Verizon $1.64 billion last year on advertising. Lobbying expenditures are a drop in the bucket. ?onswipe.investopedia.com/investo???072303/3

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rit56

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Lobbyers

Where's mine?

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Arty50
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Move to Amend

The Constitutional Amendment to end this bullshit is being introduced today. Be sure to write your congress people and express your support for it.

?movetoamend.org/big-news-we-peop???d-monday

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Re: Move to Amend

said by Arty50:

The Constitutional Amendment to end this bullshit is being introduced today. Be sure to write your congress people and express your support for it.

?movetoamend.org/big-news-we-peop???d-monday

It can't hurt to express your opinion, but the chances for an amendment to actually pass approaches zero. The congresscritters would never let an amendment like that move forward. They depend too much on industry money to fuel their reelection campaigns.
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horseathalt7 join:2012-06-11Reviews: ?DIRECTV	said by Arty50: The Constitutional Amendment to end this bullshit is being introduced today. Be sure to write your congress people and express your support for it. Unfortunately the tyranny in our government is so pervasive now that like the other poster mentioned, it is unlikely that it will pass.
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Re: Move to Amend

Or worse yet... We'll wind up with a Constitutional amendment passed that grants corporations the right to run for political office...

We're only a heartbeat away from that now. Part of me could honestly see companies like Google and AT&T moving to allow for this.
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Arty50
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Re: Move to Amend

While I understand everyone's skepticism, how do you know until you try? Even if this attempt fails, hopefully it will build some publicity and/or momentum for another attempt. The key with Move to Amend is that they're in it for the long haul and have gotten several cities (along with some big ones like LA and NYC) and are working on states to pass resolutions calling for this amendment.

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atuarre
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Re: Move to Amend

We know because of human nature.

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Arty50
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Re: Move to Amend

No, you know because you've most likely given up on our government and won't do something basic like write a letter. If we all stopped voting for these morons and created actual demand for politicians with some semblance of principle, then things might be a little different. Right now, they don't give a shit because so few people actively participate in our government either through voting, writing in, etc.

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atuarre
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Re: Move to Amend

Whatever. Write your letter. Nothing will happen. It's just like those idiots saying that Cameron is turning things around in the UK and things are just getting bleaker and bleaker.

Good luck trying to stop lobbying.

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shimonmor Premium join:2000-12-30 Sedro Woolley, WA	I signed the petition but it was nothing more than a futile gesture. Any legislation which will harm the operating principle of our government, "money talks", will never pass.
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