The only good lobbyist is one that doesn't profit from his lobbying. This is the real issue here -- by making it financially beneficial to peddle rhetoric that

The only good lobbyist is one that doesn't profit from his lobbying. This is the real issue here -- by making it financially beneficial to peddle rhetoric that reduces the quality of life for hundreds of millions of people, we are selling out. We're morally bankrupt in every sense. Only fools argue that "lobbying should be outlawed because it's bribery" because they lack the foresight to realize that such levers are necessary for a healthy political process, but it is more foolish to delude yourself into thinking that it's beneficial to peddle garbage legislative proposals. Trust, but verify. We're trusting lobbyists but not verifying whether that trust is warranted.