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11-07-2009, 07:55 PM
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Should lobbyists be banned from politics?
One thing I've always found odd about politics is how lobbyists are an accepted part of it. I think lobbying goes against the very essence of democracy, giving a handful of people a disproportionate amount of influence. Should lobbying be banned?
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11-07-2009, 08:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ripley6174
One thing I've always found odd about politics is how lobbyists are an accepted part of it. I think lobbying goes against the very essence of democracy, giving a handful of people a disproportionate amount of influence. Should lobbying be banned?
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You thinking at another time in America it was different?
The corruption of congress during the civil war was stupefyingly huge dwarfing anything we have going on today.
Absolutely not.
who decides to ban who?
You?
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11-07-2009, 08:04 PM
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Should lobbyists be banned from politics?
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No. That would be a violation of the First Amendment. |
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11-07-2009, 08:28 PM
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Of course not.
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11-07-2009, 08:28 PM
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Between 1998 and 2006, roughly $16 billion was spent by the top 15 sectors, not even counting campaign contributions. What does the First Amendment have to do with any of that?
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11-07-2009, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Ripley6174
Between 1998 and 2006, roughly $16 billion was spent by the top 15 sectors, not even counting campaign contributions. What does the First Amendment have to do with any of that?
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The right to petition the government. |
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11-07-2009, 08:40 PM
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Lobbying groups are part of the democratic system. Banning them would be anti-democratic and anti-freedom-of-speech.
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