[RIMR]

Politicians are the ones that introduce these laws, and these companies answer to the people, not just to lobbyists.

You seem pretty consistently dismissive of the democratic process in this thread. I don't think I should have to remind you of how critically important it is.

[mbesto]

> Politicians are the ones that introduce these laws

Technically yes. But politicians (the actual rep's themselves) do not really write the laws - they just agree on the spirit of the law of which they're pursuing and then basically sell it to other members.

It's the equivalent of engaging a Partner at a big 4 consultancy. They show up for the sales call, but are nowhere to be found when the solution they sold actually gets implemented.

[Retric]

I am not saying these things are pointless, just that the value is different than what you're suggesting.

Sound bytes are an important part of the democratic process. Politions need to differentiate themselves from the pack by standing on one side or the other of any given issue otherwise the general public would be voting randomly.