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Ironically enough, I think that's the problem that lobbyists were intended to mitigate. You can't expect legislators to be experts on every technical topic, but
by branchesncheckz 6y ago
Ironically enough, I think that's the problem that lobbyists were intended to mitigate. You can't expect legislators to be experts on every technical topic, but in an ideal world you could retain subject matter experts to give good information to any congressperson who needed it.
It's not a bad idea in theory, but you run into the classic problem of deciding how to define "good information".
- takeda 6y agoI don't think lobbying is bad, the problem isn't lobbying, it is the money required to make senators listen to them. That is the element that is corrupting everything. Also senators can, and often do is have experts and have them provide sworn statements about given subject.
- wasdfff 6y agoCongresspeople do have access to experts. Their staffers are brilliant. The issue is that ultimately what motivates any politician is moneyed interests, and not collective good.