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To: Dudoight

I want a government that makes lobbying illegal.




Glad I'm not the only one. Their mere existence means that Congress is not representing their constituents, but the highest bidder.


28 posted on 01/21/2007 5:24:30 AM PST by kenth (I wish compassionate conservatives were more compassionate to conservatism.)
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To: kenth
"I want a government that makes lobbying illegal."

There is nothing inherently wrong with lobbying in and of itself. Its merely a mechanism for organizations to express opinions to our elected representatives. Useful information is injected into the legislative process through lobbying. ( I wouldn't want to rely only on "information" provided entirely by government sources to base laws upon.) That said, like anything else, it can be -- and frequently is -- subject to abuses. The problem is when the transference of information is accompanied with "incentives to listen". That corrupts the process. Unfortunately, we often elect people who are receptive to incentives. That's the fundamental problem.

I am not a lobbyist nor do I have connections with any business that engages in lobbying.

89 posted on 01/21/2007 7:27:51 AM PST by Starboard
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