On Oct 13, 2011, at 9:26 AM, Francis Drouillard wrote: > > There's nothing wrong with groups advocating for legislation. They're called > lobbyists, and they write legislation all the time.
And that's the fucking problem, or perhaps you don't comprehend that. > I'm more worried about our elected officials that implement legislation that > skews the playing field to favor a single company rather than that company as > well as all its competitors. Gee, you mean like the ALEC connection to CCA? <http://realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2010/10/aleccca_draft_a.html> Corrections Corporation of America LOVES all these state 'arrest the durn illegals, because they're going to be going into CCA prisons, paid for by the taxpayers. Privatized profits direct from the state treasuries. Our governors chief of staff is a former lobbyist for CCA, her communications director is a former lobbyist for CCA, and *his* wife is a CURRENT one. <http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/6085/ties_that_bind_arizona_politicians_and_the_private_prison_industry/> THIS is why the rash of seemingly idnetical anti-immigrant laws popping up all over the country; they're the same law, written by ALEC. I think a rule that laws must be written BY the legislators sponsoring them (with the assistance of House or Senate counsel) would be good at all levels of government. I don't think that unelected private lobbyists have any business writing our laws, no matter what side they're on. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
