I am a young intern at Common Cause, and joined with that fired up "Screw the man, he's corrupt" attitude. Now that I've struggled my way through H.R. 5252, the COPE Bill, I am simply stunned because it's a plan to become more corrupt - straight from the mouth of the beast. You be the judge, does this sound too blunt to be true?

H.R. 5252 is the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act (COPE)

1.    A company would have the option to become a national franchise. Right now if a company wants expand into a community it has to negotiate a contract with the local government before it can come in, but a national franchise is national. The company wouldn't have to talk to anyone, it already has the right to expand.
How many costly  lawsuits would it take to keep a company out should a community be against them coming in?

But wait, it gets worse.