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Uploaded by on Dec 30, 2009

Corporations are not individuals, nor are they people, and therefore, they have no business lobbying congress.
In fact, it is my contention that corporate lobbying is wholly unconstitutional as it is only the right of the PEOPLE as INDIVIDUALS to lobby Congress for a redress of grievances.
The ONLY representatives that should be in DC are the ones we elect. If any person wishes to lobby congress, they should have to do it firsthand no paying a representative to lobby for you.
Either you go, or you do NOT GET TO LOBBY anyone should be allowed to lobby, but they should be required to do it themselves or not at all. Equality in lobbying is essential for a properly operating representative Republic.

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  • James Madison defined republic in terms of "REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY" as opposed to direct democracy, and this usage is "still employed ..."

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    The "Father of the Constitution," he was the principal author of the document. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution.

  • @NOBS4321 Um, no he didn't. Be careful to make conclusions that do not exist. He defined our system of government as a Constitutional Republic... that is it... and in Federalist Paper #10, he was comparing our Republic to a Democracy, but not claiming our Republic was any form of Democracy... including a Representative Democracy... we are NOT! We are a Republic and a Republic only! We only vote for representatives, but that does not make us a democracy.

  • @NOBS4321 A democracy is majority rule, or in other words, the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group. There is no other definition out there that is honest... the rest of the definitions are designed to fool people into thinking we're a democracy... they are propaganda and a tool of war.... fall for them at your own peril.

  • Sir, I am not an american. We in India have seen America directly through its business corporations. American businessmen command a lot of respect worldwide and most certainly in USA too. US Corporates lobby with almost every Goverment. How is it that they are losing respect of true Americans? Are they working against US interests. Are individual and corporate interests in USA at odds? I am curious. In my heart of hearts however, I feel you are correct.

  • @virn11 Welcome to my videos... I lived in Pune for almost a year back in 1980. I hear it has really changed... back then, it was pretty dirty and surrounded by sugar cane and corn fields. I welcome anyone to be my allie who would fight for individual Liberty and Freedom. This fight is world wide and we need people from all over to engage in the struggle.

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  • PatriotsRepublic –‘ Be careful to make conclusions that do not exist. ‘-

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    Based on false and narrow –‘absolutist revisions’- of concepts ...

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    Verse varying degrees of :

    ‘the people have a share in rule’- [Representative Democracy]

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    Elitists/Oligarchies, where –‘only some of the people rule’-, the most oppressive republican forms of government !

    e.g. Citizens United vs FEC = [unrestricted and anonymous donations by a few ...]

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  • i agree somewhat with you, mega corporations need to be put in there place. however most corporations are just trying to be profitable and survive despite the obstacles our government places in there way. obstacles place there by big corporate lobbying to stunt their competitors. Great Grandfather Rockefeller was an expert at doing this in the oil business.

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    CON-vincing people to give-up/destroy contributory social programs ... rather than modify them. Epitome of voting against your best interests !

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    Because Republican presidents have –‘overwhelmingly bankrupted the country’– and effectively blamed the Democrats !

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    By legalizing propaganda [vetoing the Fairness Doctrine] and manipulating the media !

  • ... “-propaganda effect’- ... not to use or pronounce the words –‘Democracy or Democratic Party’- in the traditional way !

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    Especially since –‘Citizens United vs FEC’- NEGATED THE INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, [$2100] per citizen vs unlimited [and anonymous] donations by the family elitist, corporatists, oligarchy ...

    = A merger of the wealthy [minority] HAVING ULTIMATE GOVT. CONTROL. –‘the most oppressive form of republic’-.

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  • PatriotsRepublic –‘ We only vote for representatives ...-‘

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    Democracy is a political form of government in which governing power is derived from the people, either by direct referendum (direct democracy) or by means of elected representatives of the people (representative democracy).

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    Montesquieu included both democracies, where all the people have a share in rule, and aristocracies or oligarchies, where –‘only some of the people rule’-, as republican forms of government.

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