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Re: [Roy Schestowitz is being deceptive again] [Rival] Microsoft Spends Millions of Dollars Rewriting American Law in Own Favour (was: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Spends Millions of Dollars Rewriting American Law in Own Favour)

  • Subject: Re: [Roy Schestowitz is being deceptive again] [Rival] Microsoft Spends Millions of Dollars Rewriting American Law in Own Favour (was: [News] [Rival] Microsoft Spends Millions of Dollars Rewriting American Law in Own Favour)
  • From: Mike <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:23:29 GMT
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On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:50:54 -0600, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:

> On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:18:34 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> Microsoft Spent $4.8M Lobbying
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Microsoft Corp. spent $4.8 million to lobby the federal government in
>>the | first half of the year on visas for high-tech workers, software
>>piracy and | numerous other issues.
>> `----
>> 
>> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/071105/microsoft_lobbying.html?.v=1
> 
> No, Roy.  Lobbying is *NOT* "rewriting law".
> 
> You do realize that IBM also donates millions to political campaigns and
> funds lobbyists, right?  Is IBM rewriting law too?

of course they are!  geez, did you just fall off the turnip truck?  it's 
common knowledge that lobbyists are involved with the rewriting of laws.  
why do you think there is such an uproar about lobbying?  what did you 
think lobbyist's do?

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