I think that one could and should reasonably add prohibitions on lobbying. No corporation (with inclusions as in #4) should be able to influence elections, legislation, or government policy (with some exceptions - Nonprofits whose purpose is to do so should be able to influence legislation or government policy, municipal corporations should be able to have influence over legislation/policy affecting them, any organization should be able to influence legislation/policy directly affecting their specific government contract, and any organization may influence legislation/policy if they are asked to do so.)
Info out of Ohio links the fracking process to earthquakes as well as contaminated well water!!!! I guess I continue to be dumbfounded by the short term arrogance and greed of companies like Dick Cheney's Halliburton.
Connecting the Dots: The Marcellus Natural Gas Play Players – Part 2
Chesapeake Energy – Peeking Behind the Curtain
http://commonsense2.com/2012/01/national-politics/connecting-the-dots-the-marcellus-natural-gas-play-players-part-2/
Of course they do. Their entire platform is one based on confusion: confusing the "free market" with democracy, confusing theocracy with religious "freedom," confusing socialism with communism, confusing extreme right-wing fascism with the policies of the left, etc., etc., ad nauseum.
We 99%ers have a responsibility to educate ourselves about why we are in this congressional gridlock - it is because one man (lobbyist) has, with his 60-word pledge, stopped American Job Opportunities.
Please check out: G.A.G. - Groups Against Grover and their website: http://www.pledgeburn.com , blog: http://www.pledgeburn.blogspot.com/
Thank you!
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