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Isn't this exactly how laws are changed in the US? Lobbying has more to do with how the country works than voting.
by barkingcat 6y ago
Isn't this exactly how laws are changed in the US? Lobbying has more to do with how the country works than voting.
- xtian 6y agoMy point is that’s a field of political power that even well-off members of the working class like computer programmers have zero access to. You will never affect a law which protects capital interests like the DMCA by writing your senators and congresspeople.
- jacobr1 6y agoSure, but you might hosting fundraising dinners, or making donations the NGOs that do have K-street lobbyist on staff. Both are activities professional-class software engineers have access to support.
- xtian 6y agoI would love to see the lobbying success rate of any NGOs which may exist to repeal laws which protect capital interests.