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Both of these sound designed to increase the influence of corporate lobbyists. Less experienced congresscritters? → More willing to let lobbyists do the footwo
by colanderman 10y ago
Both of these sound designed to increase the influence of corporate lobbyists.
Less experienced congresscritters? → More willing to let lobbyists do the footwork, less likely to see their game.
Fewer congresscritters becoming lobbyists? → Less competition for corporate lobbyists from those who may give a hoot about their former constituents.
- reddytowns 10y agoIt also means that someone in congress can't be rewarded after their term with a cushy job as a lobbyist. And a congressman that let lobbyists control them, wouldn't be able to receive funds as payment, election term after election term. If this really was good for the lobbyists, it would have been done before.