Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Lobbyists Should Walk Through the Same Door as Everyone Else

   Why give a lobbyist more stature than the average citizen? Why give him or her greater access to our congress members and our legislators. Why craft legislation for them, yet not so often or so quickly as for the common citizen?
   If we do not want money to rule, if we want persons who aren't moneyed to have equal voice with those who do, we must rein in this practice of favoritism to lobbyists. I do not fault those who lobby (except when they extend campaign money), nor, really overly much, elected officials who take in lobbyists, for that is the way the system is set up and it is normal to play by the rules that are given.
   But, this practice of listening to lobbyists first is one of the greatest drawbacks of our government as it is currently practiced. And, how simple it would be to start effecting a change: We simply start frowning on it. If we as a society start saying it is wrong, that we don't approve of it, change will come.
  Our elected officials should tell these lobbyists, I'll see you if I can, but you'll walk through the same door as everyone else. No special favors will be extended, and none from you will be allowed.

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