"but the more likely reality is that it will simply lead to lobbying becoming more covert, as former government employees working on behalf of corporations won'

"but the more likely reality is that it will simply lead to lobbying becoming more covert, as former government employees working on behalf of corporations won't register as lobbyists." Even if it's not 100% effective, won't this significantly reduce this behavior? Certainly adds risk to the equation. Many of his policies are questionable, but this one always sounded pretty good to me.