'It makes lobbyists having to deal with 50 separate state legislatures rather than 100 individuals.' This is precisely why I tend to be very libertarian at a f

'It makes lobbyists having to deal with 50 separate state legislatures rather than 100 individuals.' This is precisely why I tend to be very libertarian at a federal level and not so much at the state level. I consider having a powerful single point of failure a flaw in the system, one I think the founders were well aware of.