Considering Democracy: Part 7 Corporate Lobbying

Let's remember that we do live in a representative democracy in the United States, and also keep in mind exactly who our representatives are supposed to represent. While we vote them into office, when they go to Washington D.C. it seems as if a lot of representatives undergo a brain/ethics transplant. Instead of having a brain transplant, it is more likely that they are starting to bend to the unrelenting corporate lobbying process that they are subjected to. As we think about defining the change, the ability of multinational corporations to lobby and create policy is something to keep in mind.

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• corporations
• lobbying
• political
• power
• legislation
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