That’s interesting, why do you want to enact those rules? It seems anti-capitalist to me at first blush: I don’t like the idea of restricting a person’s ability to earn a living. I do like the anti-lobbying provision, but what is your problem with speaking fees or book royalties?
I could also see this as being something which would be good to apply to high Executive-branch officials, like Cabinet Secretaries, Presidents, Vice-Presidents and their wives; but is it really a problem if a two-term Congressman from Missouri writes a book right after leaving the House? Or a long-time retiring Senator starts taking money for speaking at corporate events?
I guess I just don’t understand why you want these rules.
I seek to end the practice of publishers, universities, corporations, etc., using sweetheart deals in a system of corruption that funnels millions to favored politicians, for partisan political purposes. Politicians are too often selling their recent “public service” for private gain, and/or self-promotion. In many cases these deals are little more than bribes for past services rendered, or expected in the future, or a way of making large political contributions. Publishers often lose money on these blockbuster book deals — making money for the company isn’t necessarily their motive. The speeches these pols give are obviously not worth hundreds of thousands of dollars; it’s not the speech that is being paid for. The Clintons have set a major precedent by exploiting their “service” into a massive corruption scheme, to the extent that it subverts democracy. Without the Clinton Foundation, Hillary Clinton would not be the Dem’s nominee.
I am anti “crony-capitalist”. Selling insider knowledge and residual influence in government is not a “free market” endeavor. If politicians have wisdom or historic gems to share as statesmen, they can donate the proceeds to a real charity (unconnected to themselves). Decent ex-pols donate back their speaking fees all the time. Work that does not trade upon their government service should be exempted (though deciding what does and what doesn’t would be a mess), and I would be fine with the time limit being no more than the person’s time in office. Biggest concern is high office (P, VP, Cabinet) — I don’t care about the 2-term Congressmen, or $1500 speaking fees at the level of genuine honoraria. It’s the large-scale bribe laundering I want to stop.
This is probably more explanation than you desired.