text: do we need a separation of corporation and state clause in the constitution?   no.  that would mean abolishing the 1st amendment of the constitution, as it would remove the ability of assembly and petition.  there is nothing wrong with lobbying.  some people are better at it than others, that is all.  every nation has the government it deserves, and so long as the average american voter cannot even name their state and national representatives, as well as the mayor of their town, the city council members, members of the school board, and members of the utility and water boards, then they have ceded their right to bitch to those who bother to petition the government.  americans are to blame for the disconnect of our government from out people, and until america eats that spiniach, we will continue to become more estranged everyday.