what are lobbyists and what do they do?

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Answer 1

Lobbyists are representatives of certain groups of people, such as Car Manufacturers, Teachers Unions, Trial Lawyers, Ecologists, Indian Casinos, Dairy Farmers, etc. who use money and influence to gain the ear of Legislators and Administration officials in order to advance the agenda of their clients.

Many use liberal campaign donations to propose legislation that will help their clients, but not necessarily the American people.

Answer 2

A lobbyist is a representative for a special interest group. A sales person that explains his groups views to politicians trying to gain support. Some lobbyists legally or illegally take politicians on trips and offer money to get supportive politicians reelected. A lobbyist can be positive in the fact that they help add a voice to many important issues. Unfortunately they can also be a source of government corruption paying off politicians to vote their way.

Answer 3

A lobbyist is an activist usually paid by an interest group to promote their positions to legislatures. A lobbyist can also work to change public opinion through advertising campaigns or by influencing 'opinion leaders' or pundits, thereby creating a climate for the change his or her employer desires. The word lobbyist comes from the chambers in which the act of lobbying usually takes place, an anteroom near legislative bodies, for instance, or even the lobby of hotels where important people are staying. In American politics, most lobbyist organizations are headquartered on or near K Street in Washington DC, so "K Street" has become somewhat synonymous for lobbying.

It is very easy for a lobbyist to stray into bribery -- the most direct way to influence legislation, obviously, is to bribe enough law makers to ensure that the bill you support passes. Therefore, lobbying is heavily regulated. Of course, a lobbyist rarely makes the news unless he or she has transgressed the regulations, and as a result, 'lobbyist' has rather negative connotations these days. Measures to control the influence of lobbyists include campaign finance reforms, often promised but rarely passed.

Answer 4

Lobbyist were initially anyone who waited in the lobby of a hotel where congressmen were staying in order to catch them as they passed and voice their concerns/desires/objections. This was considered bad form even then, what with the U.S Postal Service available to all. This devolved into an insular cadre of professional ear benders charging obscene sums to eldow under the noses of the political elite while howlng the message of the hour. It is not the worlds oldest profession, but the one that is seems to report directly to them these days.

Answer 5

Bribery is illegal. But you have money and want legislation enacted/stopped to help your business. Lobbyists can make sure that the legislators (candidates) know where their next campaign money is coming from. Oh, you don't have money? Golly, too bad. You can still vote. But your friends will be voting too, and they will be making their decisions based on all those slick, expensive TV ads. Swift boats anyone?

Answer 6

Lobbyists are professionals who specialize in representing clients' interests before legislative bodies (such as the Congress, your state legislature, your city council). Often trained as lawyers or as communication specialists, they try to convice legislators to pass laws favorable to their clients and they oppose proposals that would harm their clients.

Answer 7

Lobbying can consist of the private cajoling of legislative members, public actions (e.g. mass demonstrations), or combinations of both public and private actions (e.g. encouraging constituents to contact their legislative representatives). There exist large differences in the effectiveness of lobbyist groups.

Answer 8

Lobbyists are representatives of special interst groups, i.e. energy, cars, gun control, etc. They try to get the ears of our representatives so they can try to persuade them to vote in favor of their employer.

Unfortunately they are a necessary evil.

Answer 9

They are vermin and they are influence brokers. Their integrity is right up there on a level with telemarketers, whorehouse musicians, snake oil salesmen, and Nigerian internet entrepeneurs.

In the hereafter they will not even rate a hearing. They will go directly to where creatures of their ilk belong. They are sugar-coated shite.

Answer 10

They are voter canvassers with herds of money like industrialists , person influential ( film actors ) , war group people .