Your government, looking out for the not-so-little guy: (Justice Dept)

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Government Of the Corrupt, By the Corrupt and For the Corrupt
By Pachacutec @ 1:30 pm

Your government, looking out for the not-so-little guy:

The Justice Department announced new rules yesterday that will make it harder for prosecutors to bring criminal charges against companies, bending to intense pressure from business groups that claim the government has overreached in its pursuit of financial malfeasance.

In presenting the revised rules, Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McNulty called the changes a substantial and direct response to a lobbying drive by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, among others.

Since devastating bankruptcies at Enron and WorldCom prompted Congress to pass a stringent corporate accountability law four years ago, business interests increasingly have pushed back on efforts to police their operations, arguing that the government has imposed too many costs on companies with too few benefits for investors.

I'm sorry, did you mention the US Chamber of Commerce? Let's have a look at the US Chamber's CEO, Tom Donahue:.............