> I feel like they had to exempt those ones to avoid the lobbyists Lobbyists have no power over regulators except to threaten to withhold bribes from them. The

> I feel like they had to exempt those ones to avoid the lobbyists Lobbyists have no power over regulators except to threaten to withhold bribes from them. The only reason why a regulator would care about a lobbyist is if they're corrupt and receiving bribes - as in this case.