[soerxpso]

The government is the actor. Do you think that corporate lobbying gives corporations the right to write their own laws, or something? Lobbying is paying someone to speak to a government representative. Every government representative has the full authority to respond, "No? That's stupid," and if they respond any other way they should be the one held accountable for it.

[Qwertious]

>Do you think that corporate lobbying gives corporations the right to write their own laws, or something?

Given how common it is for politicians to pass bills directly written by corporate lobbies, yes. I think exactly that.