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I feel like they would almost have to be a "lobby for their lives" organization. I'm sure Congress is constantly under assault from commercial outfits who cove

by hakfoo 4y ago

I feel like they would almost have to be a "lobby for their lives" organization. I'm sure Congress is constantly under assault from commercial outfits who covet spectrum that's "just being used by a bunch of boring 90-year-old hams". Being able to maintain the status quo against rich and politically powerful telecom lobbies is an impressive feat.

Overtonwindow 4y ago
It's not so much what they are lobbying on it's what they are able to accomplish. The ARRL has not accomplished meaningful legislation early in decades. Maybe I am making progress, they appear to have fired their lobbyist after years of not achieving any goal https://disclosurespreview.house.gov/ld/ldxmlrelease/2021/2T/301282978.xml https://disclosurespreview.house.gov/ld/ldxmlrelease/2021/2T... You can search for the publicly available lobbying disclosure reports that every lobbyist is required to file. Don't take my word for it: Add up the amount of money that the lobbyist is claiming that the ARRL is paying them each year. Then compare that to their 990. The numbers don't match. Why?