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Verizon Lobbyist Runs For New York Attorney General As the State Sues FCC Over Net Neutrality Repeal (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A Verizon lobbyist is trying to become the attorney general of New York in the upcoming November election. Verizon executive Leecia Eve is one of four candidates in the Democratic primary for the seat vacated when Eric Schneiderman resigned after assault allegations from four women. If elected, Eve says she would recuse herself from Verizon matters and New York State's appeal of the federal net neutrality repeal. As a Verizon executive, Eve defended the company from the city's allegations. Still, Eve has argued that her Verizon experience will help her prosecute "bad corporate actors" -- but without being so harsh that businesses would stop coming to the state. "Her Verizon experience, Eve contends, is 'extremely helpful: I know how corporations work,' leaving her 'best prepared to go after bad corporate actors,' but 'not to radiate to business not to come to New York,'" news organization City Limits wrote Tuesday after interviewing Eve.
Eve would not be involved in investigating Verizon if she won the election. "Under ethics rules, Eve confirms, she'd recuse herself from cases involving Verizon or other telecom issues, leaving policy decisions to senior staff," City Limits reported. Eve also confirmed that she would recuse herself from the New York attorney general office's ongoing lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission. Along with more than 20 other states, New York has asked a federal court to reverse the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules, a repeal that was supported by Verizon. Here's an excerpt from Eve's bio on her campaign site: "As Vice President for Government Affairs for Verizon for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, Leecia oversees policy and ensures governmental compliance for a company that innovates and invests billions in New York State and puts nearly 20,000 New Yorkers to work every day. She also serves as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey."
According to Ars, recent polls show that Eve is in last place behind three other Democrats running for the office.
Eve would not be involved in investigating Verizon if she won the election. "Under ethics rules, Eve confirms, she'd recuse herself from cases involving Verizon or other telecom issues, leaving policy decisions to senior staff," City Limits reported. Eve also confirmed that she would recuse herself from the New York attorney general office's ongoing lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission. Along with more than 20 other states, New York has asked a federal court to reverse the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules, a repeal that was supported by Verizon. Here's an excerpt from Eve's bio on her campaign site: "As Vice President for Government Affairs for Verizon for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, Leecia oversees policy and ensures governmental compliance for a company that innovates and invests billions in New York State and puts nearly 20,000 New Yorkers to work every day. She also serves as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey."
According to Ars, recent polls show that Eve is in last place behind three other Democrats running for the office.
This is why companies should be automatically scheduled to be broken down once they reach a specific size/value. They should never be allowed to gain enough power to start pushing their own political agendas which favour no one else but their own pockets.
We need more laws that will help keep businesses separated from government. A lobbyist shouldn't be allowed to run for office within 10 years of lobbying for a company and vice-versa. Seriously, there are many basic anti-corruption laws that can be passed to prevent corruption and the fact that it continues to not happen is distressing.
Anons need not reply. Questions end with a question mark.
I wouldn't vote for her, however, that is a common irony with lobbyists - people knowledgeable about an industry often got that experience by working the business side of it.
I listen to both RIAA and non-RIAA stuff if I like the music, tangential business/politics nonwithstanding.
...from cases involving Verizon or other telecom issues, leaving policy decisions to senior staff..."
And are the hiring/firing of these senior staff under her direct control?
Care killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.
And the democrats are really ready to vote for a corporate lobbyist? This is more a problem than the candidature itself.
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Does anybody know what Larry Sharpe's position is on Net Neutrality?
Make SELinux enforcing again!
Let's be honest here, if they have to be THAT blatant in their attempts to force this into law, it should be obvious to anyone that it's something that they'd expect to be worth a LOT of money.
Now the question to ask is where do you think that money is coming from and who gets to foot the bill. No later than now it should be blatantly obvious just who is going to get fucked by this.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Why exactly kill her first? If you use enough blood, that will come as a side effect anyway.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Because a person has never said one thing PRIOR to being elected and then doing the complete opposite AFTER being elected....
It's up to the voters. If they vote for her they get what they deserve.