Lobbying is at it's core just talking to politicians, whenever you write or call your Rep or Senator you're lobbying. So it's hard to draw a line between and le

Lobbying is at it's core just talking to politicians, whenever you write or call your Rep or Senator you're lobbying. So it's hard to draw a line between and legislate the difference citizen groups getting together and spending to have someone professionally try to influence policy (generally good) and companies doing the same thing. Citizens United decided that companies (since we treat them as people for legal convenience) get the same 1st amendment protections individuals do. Personally I think that's a mistake but I'm not sure how to solve it without causing more issues.