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.
The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. Â§ 1601) was legislation aimed at bringing a level of accountability to federal lobbying practices in the United States. The law was amended substantially by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. Under provisions which took effect on January 1, 2006, federal lobbyists are required to register with the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and the Secretary of the United States Senate.