Georgia Caught Letting Corporations Vote on Laws And Every State Does It

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What happens when corporations don’t just influence legislation but outright write it? Georgia just gave us a front-row seat to this reality, and it’s as bad as it sounds.

Footage has surfaced showing corporations sitting at the table, voting alongside legislators, deciding which bills move forward. That’s right—corporate lobbyists don’t just whisper in lawmakers’ ears. They have an actual vote, right there in the room. The footage makes it painfully clear: bills come pre-written, with only one thing left blank—the state name.

This isn’t just about Georgia. If it’s happening there, you can bet it’s happening everywhere. Every state in America operates under some version of this backroom deal-making, where corporate interests aren’t just influencing policy but outright dictating it. And let’s not pretend this is surprising. Big money runs deep in politics, but seeing it so blatantly exposed? That’s a different story.

The solution? Some are pushing for a Department of Government Expenditure (DOGE) in every state—an independent watchdog to bring transparency to this murky process. Because if lawmakers are taking orders from corporations, who exactly are they representing?

This isn’t some minor scandal. It’s proof that the system is working exactly as it was designed—for them, not for us.

Sources:

https://pdf.guidestar.org/PDF_Images/2022/520/140/2022-520140979-202303129349303600-9.pdf

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/alec-exposed-koch-connection/

https://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/11/12290/alec-pennsylvania

https://www.commoncause.org/resource/alec-model-bills-corporate/