why is it necessary to allow people to talk to their leaders? why is it allowable that people be able to band together and form organizations and speak to their

why is it necessary to allow people to talk to their leaders? why is it allowable that people be able to band together and form organizations and speak to their leaders as one with one voice? The right to petition is considered fundamental and pre-dates democracy. stop calling it "lobbying" like that means something special, it's called free speech and representative democracy. you don't like people speaking in secret? how about we register them, and call that lobbying. irritated that the people who speak up get heard? that's called life. you want to be heard, you need to speak up.