[jeremy7600]

Why the found the wording acceptable? Its called lobbying. And the poster before you said that Time Warner wrote it. Not that they passed it and signed it. The state wouldn't be competing with its citizens. The municipality they live in would be.

[protomyth]

The municipality is a unit created by the state government, and states have passed these laws to keep governments under them in check.

So, you believe that Time Warner was able to influence half the legislature with lobbying? Is there some reporting on what they offered?