> The question is: If you form a contract for someone else to petition for a redress of greivances on you behalf, is that contract void? I'm not sure that this

> The question is: If you form a contract for someone else to petition for a redress of greivances on you behalf, is that contract void? I'm not sure that this is in the end a distinction that is useful. Even making such contracts unenforceable would not really change things. Neither party to the contract is in violation of the law. So if a group lobbies on my behalf, and I pay them, then all is well and good. If there's a dispute, and after they lobby, I refuse to pay them (even for cause) then the enforceability of the contract comes into play, but that's a little more rare and the extralegal system (like reputation) means that this will do little to curtail lobbying.