1 The Rhineland served as a demilitarized buffer-zone between France and Germany during the inter-war years of the 1920s and early 1930s. 2  There were early French attempts at creating a Rhineland Republic.
The failure of government officials to serve the public interest as a consequence of lobbying by special interests who provide benefits to the official is an example of agent misdirection.
Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946- on failing to satisty provistions. anyone failing to satisfy the specific provisions of this act can be fined up to $10,000 and be imprisoned for up to five years.