Corporate lobbying is more than just organizing to 'be heard'. It's a sophisticated and entrenched patronage system that involves party donations, individual d

Corporate lobbying is more than just organizing to 'be heard'. It's a sophisticated and entrenched patronage system that involves party donations, individual donations, favours, junkets, nepotism, revolving doors and more. Comcast, Mylan, Oxycontin, Monsanto, the current FCC chair just a few egregious recent examples, taking decisions against public interest even in the face of strong vocal resistance from the public so calling won't help. Lobbyists are a major portion of the Washington political establishment.