Two of the people responsible for writing these bills (SOPA and PIPA)— the key writer for the House version and the key writer for the Senate version — have just accepted positions for two of the lobbying organizations pushing for the bill.
Allison Halataei, former deputy chief of staff and parliamentarian to House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith and Lauren Pastarnack, a Senate Judiciary Committee senior aide, have accepted gigs with two of the lobbying firms that stand to gain the most from the passage of these bills.
Now that she helped write the bill and get it into consideration, Allison Halataei is officially the National Music Publisher’s Association chief liaison to Congress.
In other news:
Chris Dodd served as a U.S. Senator from 1981 through 2011, a total of 30 years. Now, despite claiming repeatedly that he would never accept a lobbying position, the esteemed former Democratic Senator from Connecticut is now the Chairman and CEO of the MPAA.
Gee... help write a bill or two for powerful lobbies then take a high-powered position from them after leaving Congress or the Senate.
Who'da thunk?
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