> Lobbying is nothing more than legalized corruption. Lobbying is talking to your representatives. It's the "petition of Government for a redress of grievances

> Lobbying is nothing more than legalized corruption. Lobbying is talking to your representatives. It's the "petition of Government for a redress of grievances" in the first amendment, often combined with the "right of people peaceably to assemble". Bribery is a problem with actual laws against it, laws that probably need revision given the quid pro quo is probably too narrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_v._United_States But I don't see lawmakers or voters taking it all too seriously considering they have a habit of supporting politicians with open cases and even convictions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Jefferson#Corruption_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Jefferson#Corruptio...