2007-08-01 02:56:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Hard to do. The people have a Constitutional right to petition their government for service, action, or just to be heard. Lobbying is an organized extension of that basic right.
But the current practice of the craft: lobbyists writing legislation on behalf or their clients, staffers becoming lobbyists and lobbyists becoming staffers, and out and out bribery via campaign donations should be addressed.
2007-08-01 03:06:44 · answer #1 · answered by jehen 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When the Snake Oil Salesman is pushing his product---
can we outlaw his having "Shills" in the audience ?
Lobbying is what keeps the "DEMO" out of our so
called Democracy---I don't know about you--but no
Lobbyist has ever represented me or what I believed
in ! However---
Since we don't want to join them when we don't believe
them---we have to put our heads together and find a
solution to some method of controlling them ! It has
to be a method devised by the people---
It can't come from our Representatives---we can't afford
to pay them under the table ---and any laws eminating
from Washington "won't be worth a Pitcher of warm
spi---" ( a wise VP said it)
Are there any ideas out there for the Anti-Lob-Leeg ?
Could the Daily Lobbies /name/amounts be posted in
the Library of Congress?
How about a Lotto based on the Highest Amount
paid out by a Lobbyist ---posted daily---Free tickets
available from your local Senator or Congressman !!
2007-08-01 03:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by ytellu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! All lobbying does is change political strategy without a vote of the American people and it costs the taxpayers money - a LOT of money. Lobbying makes politics dirty and corrupt and it makes our government any all the politicians corrupt. What good thing comes from lobbying?
2007-08-01 03:00:31 · answer #3 · answered by Mary W 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT!!! Lobbying is not the problem.
Lobbying is simply an organizing of people with a common goal to advocate.
It is the corruption that is often times associated with lobbying that needs to be changed.
2007-08-01 03:09:28 · answer #4 · answered by Incognito 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, but it needs to be fixed. Put a 5 year cap on anyone leaving the government and joining a lobbying firm. Make donations from these groups illegal. Shoot all those that break the law.
2007-08-01 03:02:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
this is plenty much less complicated to wreck out with divorce than abortion if the two are outlawed. besides, plenty extra human beings divorce than have abortions, so outlawing abortion won't criminalize as many human beings. no longer that I consider regularly occurring Christian politics.
2016-12-11 07:02:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should, but it never will be...the legislation passed yesterday that makes officials be more transparent in who they are accepting money from is a step in the right direction, but it will take a major shake-up in Washington to do away with it totally.
2007-08-01 03:00:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES in the current form it is a corrupt activity
2007-08-01 02:59:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, without a doubt.
2007-08-01 02:59:10 · answer #9 · answered by MeanKitty 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋