Should Congress OK China Purchase of Unocal?

Big acquisitions are overseen by the Congress. There are two centuries of legal precedent and good reason for this kind of commercial power mitigation. In the US, people are suppose to be protected from the government and thus its powers are limited, as well as the wealthy citizens that may abuse their influence. One method of doing this is monopoly legislation and corporate oversight by the Congress.

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The Witch vs. Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday
reversed a lower court's decision ruling in Miss Simpson's favor. A
U.S. District Court magistrate judge in 2003 ruled that the county's
policy violated the Constitution by stating a preference for a set of
religious beliefs. - Washington Times

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Submitted by jasonn on May 15, 2005 - 10:17pm.