Can't unions' opponents also lobby the government? The Fraternal Order of Police does lobby the government on criminal-justice issues, but so do large organizat

Can't unions' opponents also lobby the government? The Fraternal Order of Police does lobby the government on criminal-justice issues, but so do large organizations like the ACLU, NAACP, National Lawyers' Guild, etc. on the other side. The difference seems to be that more voters and politicians side with the FOP's policy recommendations, than with those that their opponents propose. In a democratic system, whether a major crackdown on police abuses happens depends to a large extent on whether there is actually public support for such a crackdown. Is the current situation that there is strong public support for a crackdown, but FOP lobbying is keeping it from happening? I don't think that's the case; my read is that the majority of people actually think the police are basically good guys who shouldn't be hassled more. The dissenters are a mixture of left-wing/minority-activist groups who are suspicious of racial profiling and police abuse directed mainly at minorities, plus some libertarian groups wary of increasingly militarized policing. But afaict by far the majority opinion thinks those concerns are overblown and supports the cops.