On: Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons

[downandout]

My world view is that anyone that stands to directly profit from laws that are likely to increase the inmate population or average sentence length should not be able to play a part in getting those laws passed.

[mkopinsky → downandout]

So the government shouldn't only be deciding who can or can't lobby on a particular issue, but which side of the debate each respective party can or can't be on? "I'm sorry sir, but given your circumstances you may only support these Approved Beliefs."

[downandout → mkopinsky]

Again, we're talking about a very specific subset of laws here - criminal laws - that benefit a very small subset of people and businesses in the US.