lobbyists aren't supposed to write laws, but the reality is they probably do. Politics are pay-to-play. We do have organizations that started as citizens comin

lobbyists aren't supposed to write laws, but the reality is they probably do. Politics are pay-to-play. We do have organizations that started as citizens coming together to try to influence government, but unless you have a lot of money to throw around, your public interest research group is almost impossible to hear. Who do you think has outized influence- a group of citizens proposing common-sense reforms, or industry lobbyists paid a lot of money to protect an industry's bottom line?