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bribes/lobbying should be illegal... please get a referendum going on this subject
by EastOfTruth 5y ago
bribes/lobbying should be illegal... please get a referendum going on this subject
- jimktrains2 5y agoWhy do you want to make it illegal for me to contact my representative and voice my opinion on upcoming legislation -- that's also lobbying.
- FpUser 5y agoAs long as id does not involve money direct or indirect between "lobbyist" and the official sure go and convince your rep. Just do not promise cushy job later or for relatives or any other creative ways to buy your politicians.
- grecy 5y agoThe challenge that the USA faces is the people who have the power to change it are the very ones who benefit the most from it. There are MANY established institutions in the USA that will fight tooth and nail not to change, because the established players are getting exceedingly rich the way things are now, to the detriment of everyone else.
- matheusmoreira 5y agoYeah. How is change supposed to come when they control the system that's supposed to bring it about? If you try to fix things outside the system, you essentially become a terrorist and the government gives itself license to do unspeakable things to you.
- trollski 5y agorevolution. does not mean blood on the streets. like soviet block circa 1989-1990.
- TheFreim 5y agoLobbying is essentially a constitutionally protected right, right? Comes from the right to petition our government.