1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

For too long, multi-billion-dollar corporations have weaponized the legal loophole of "federal preemption" as a procedural kill-switch to escape accountability. When everyday citizens are poisoned, defrauded, or injured by a corporate product, defense attorneys routinely convince judges to dismiss the lawsuits immediately, arguing that minimum federal agency guidelines override state safety laws. The real kicker of this loophole is that it acts as a total blackout shield: by getting cases dismissed on day one, corporations completely avoid the legal discovery process. They are never forced to turn over internal emails, boardroom memos, or suppressed scientific data that would prove they knew their products were dangerous. This abuse of the legal system leaves injured Americans without a remedy and keeps corporate cover-ups permanently hidden from the public eye. Regulatory approvals must serve as a safety floor, never as a corporate shield against transparent justice. The Demand: I demand that Congress immediately exercise its legislative authority to pass comprehensive anti-preemption reforms that strip away this armor and force corporate accountability: 1 Enact a Universal Anti-Preemption Mandate: Pass legislation explicitly stating that compliance with a federal agency guideline or labeling standard shall never preempt, block, or invalidate a citizen’s right to pursue state-level product liability or failure-to-warn lawsuits. 2 Guarantee the Right to Full Legal Discovery: Codify into law that public safety and corporate negligence lawsuits cannot be dismissed under preemption doctrines prior to the discovery phase. Corporations must be legally compelled to turn over their internal documents, communications, and research to the victims' legal counsel. 3 Strip Tax Protections from Corporate Shield Architectures: Strictly enforce and reform the tax codes governing 501(c)(3) dark-money think tanks that abuse their tax-exempt status to draft and promote these corporate immunity frameworks. True justice requires transparency. I urge you to co-sponsor and vote for robust anti-preemption legislation that forces corrupt corporate entities out of the shadows, into the discovery process, and before a jury of everyday citizens.