While the First Amendment of the U

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Essay

While the First Amendment of the U.S.Constitution prohibits the government from preventing citizens from organizing to influencing the political process,government still has the power to regulate speech,particularly as it pertains to money and lobbying.Write an essay about how lobbying has been regulated in Texas from the 1940s until the present day.In your answer,be sure to explain the degree to which lobbyists have reacted to these regulations.Specifically,have these regulations restricted group activity to the point of paralysis? Explain your answer.
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Shares Outstanding

The total number of shares of a corporation's stock that are currently owned by all its shareholders, including shares held by institutional investors and insider shares.

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