Originally posted by rpm371
The law applies equally to everyone, especially those entrusted with public office. The manipulation of public utilities for the sole purpose of price gouging is exceptionally heinous and everyone involved should be thoroughly investigated.
Lay is being investigated (Although it seems not as zealously as Martha Stewart) and some Enron folk are already in jail. According to the article you posted, GWB lobbied for the benifit of a Texas based company, he accepted a Christmas Tree ornament, and most damning, corresponded with a CEO of a Texas based company on energy legislation and then signed energy legislation even though...
the documents do not indicate that his actions were in response to Lay's interests.
Do you think each Governer is intimately involved with all the nuances of each and every corporation based in his state? Any Governer worth his salt has lobbied for the business interests of his state. I would tend to think that some Governers (if not the vast majority) know someone who has broken laws governing corporate behavior, even if they are unaware of the illegal activity.