This is a term
applied to individuals who act as the
political arm of major
corporations in America. Namely, these brave
souls are charged with the task of
hassling members of the
legislature into paying back various favors, the most notable of which is
campaign contributions. They are the voice of
concern for major
companies, and are responsible for
initiating much of the recent pro big-business bills that have been quietly sweeping through congress. Remember
reaganomics? Deregulation? All the result of corporate lobbying. Ironically, I've never
heard of a corporate lobbyist lobbying grassroots
concerns, but then of course, they wouldn't be getting
payed for that. Recently (2000AD), much corporate lobbyist's concern has been in the realm of
Intellectual Property,
Copyright Law, and the perrenial favorite,
Online Pirating of
Copyrighted Material.
Ever heard of
bundling? Time to pay up, sucker.