[xoxoxoBruce]

I once met a man that lived in Philly who was an electrical engineer and a member of the bar. He wrote PA state laws for a living. He was VERY wealthy. A PA congressman or senator would come to him and say, I want a law that will do this or prevent that or both. He would write the law then pass this on to the legislator who would introduce it as a bill with a synopsis attached. The ones he showed me looked like paperback books the size of romance novels This man told me the legislators never read the actual laws he wrote. I suspect the ones that voted yea or nay never did either. I even wonder if their staff did. If I were a lobbyist, there's the man I'd try to get to. Lobbyists do serve a legitmate purpose but like everything else there's opportunity for corruption galore. My guess it's worse on a federal level.