It's the organised influencing that's pernicious. The lobbying is just the overt form. For every pro-climate-catastrophe fake 'citizen's group' there are ten o

It's the organised influencing that's pernicious. The lobbying is just the overt form. For every pro-climate-catastrophe fake 'citizen's group' there are ten or hundred similar groups influencing public opinion on questions of party support and policy platform. These groups directly act on voters, not on politicians. Some operate overtly through the media, many do it less overtly through think tanks and policy foundations, but even more do it covertly through fake citizen's groups. Currently many operate through troll and fake account posts online. The business of influencing is like an iceberg. Overt lobbying of politicians is the most visible part. Even if you could somehow get rid of that, the much bigger danger under the surface will still sink you.