Lobbying

Koch brothers, the owners, earning millions of dollars through the refinery. Koch brothers earned millions of dollars, but also made an investment around the government to protect their business. Koch brothers not only profited but, "millions spent lobbying Congress, local politicians and state lawmakers, they’ve benefited from lax environmental regulation and tax incentives and exemptions, while their refineries’ neighbors are mired in illness and poverty."…

At the time of the Seven Year War, who would thought that someday a revolution would be fought for the independence of a new nation by American colonies? With the colonies becoming protected from invasion by the British in return the American colonies would have paid for fewer taxes and still be able to expand their trade of domestic economic without the British government involvement. By this the British were concerned and there for establish the Navigation Act in order to have all trades be…

The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. While making up only 5 percent of the world’s total population, it accounts for 25 percent of the world’s prison population (ACLU, 2011). If that isn’t striking enough, our correctional facilities are being used as more than just places to house criminals – they are turning into mental health intuitions. Three jails – Cook County Jail in Chicago, IL, Rikers Island in New York and Los Angeles County Jail in California…

BUCKLE UP!?? I’ve Got News For You Are you comfortable allowing the government to infringe upon your Fourth amendment rights? Are you comfortable with your State Legislature passing laws that go against the will of the people by an overwhelming 75 percent? This is the stark reality of our seat-belt laws that are in effect today. Choosing to wear a seat belt is a wise decision to make, however, passing a law to make the wearing of seat belts mandatory and punishable by law is a glaring…

1 million dollars to the Republican Party compared to the 10.6 thousand they gave to the Democratic party (Responsive Politics, n.d.). The donations by the NRA to the Republican Party are a significant reason why the Republican Party supports NRA lobbying efforts in Washington. Since the NRA contributes a considerable about of money to the Republican Party, the NRA identifies with the Republican Party. The Republican Party and the NRA share similar ideologies over gun control, however other…

Topic One: War Introduction: The issue of war has been a highly debated and discussed topic since the dawn of time. It has raised many questions about the role of morals in society and the subsequent chain of events that occur when such morals are abandoned. One main issue that has recently highlighted this chain of events is the current Gaza conflict between Hamas, Palestinians and Israel. The article titled ‘Civilian Gaza Toll the Fault of Hamas’ by Andrew Bolt discusses this conflict…

The practice of political lobbying through civil rights organizations such as the N.A.A.C.P allows for modifications at the constitutional level. Cases such as Sweatt v. Painter or Brown v. Board of Education become key legal points of reference for future social development. 4. The…

explains two different types of big businessmen in america during this time, one being the market entrepreneur and the other being a political entrepreneur. The author explains the difference between the two meaning the political entrepreneur is lobbying congress for government and either pocketing the money or wasting the money through inefficient business practices, he shows the market entrepreneur as a risk taker who is constantly trying to…

interest group is devoted to human rights, which consists mostly of people who concern about the welfare and treatment of people throughout the world. For instance, in the 1990’s, the Christian Coalition joined groups such as Amnesty International and lobbying Congress to restrict trade with countries that permit attacks against religious…

In his breakthrough article “Inventing the University”, David Bartholomae (1986) discusses the problem undeveloped writers have when it’s time to write for a class, they must use the discourse of the scholarly community they are speaking to. Particularly, Bartholomae goes to say that a student, “have to appropriate a specialized discourse, and they have to do this as though they were easily and comfortably one with their audience, as though they were members of the academy, or historians or…