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| Yes | 78% | 122 votes | Total: 156 votes | |
| No | 22% | 34 votes |
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The founding fathers of democracy in the United States envisioned a nation based on equity in governance. One vote for each citizen regardless of socioeconomic status. Lobbying ...read more
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by Ted Lee
Benjamin Franklin once said, "A nation of well informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is the region of ig...read more
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Lobbyists should have to disclose regularly who they meet and how much they donate to elected officials, and those running for office. The reasons are simple, and go back to th...read more
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by Rick Wade
Full disclosure of lawmakers, staff and executive branch officials with everyone they meet? That would be a better idea. To lobby your representatives for the "COMMON" good i...read more
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by Klaude Chin
Influence only comes in two forms bad and worse. Bad influence from people with less than good intentions is one of the reasons for overcrowded prisons. Influence from people of...read more
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by Joseph Malek
I believe that every lobbyist should inform the Public in regard to each and every single issue that they bring to the attention of the people who we selected to insure the safe...read more
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Those we elect as our representatives to the body of lawmakers are, and should always be, responsible to the citizenry. Thus the archaic phrase "public servant." When the fo...read more
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I don't know how many senators have freezers full of cash, but I know one who did: William Jennings Jefferson. In May 2006, he was found to have $90,000 in bribes hidden in his ...read more
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by Adam Mance
Government, big business and certain lobbyist groups(i.e. tobacco), generate a large amount of corruption in the United States. When dealing with "special" interest groups...read more
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Not only should Lobbyists be controlled in this manner, THEY SHOULD BE ABOLISHED. You know, the only reason that Lobbyists are not ABOLISHED is because the people who would w...read more
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Our founding fathers visions notwithstanding, lobbying and politics are en-wrapped, uneasy bedfellows. It is now a hallowed relationship, the lobbyist, representing a group wi...read more
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C-SPAN does an outstanding job covering the inner workings of government, from the floor of Congress, press conferences at the White House, interviews with leading thinkers, di...read more
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by Ted Sherman
Ridiculous question! What happened to the right to privacy? In your job, do you have to disclose the names of everyone you meet? Granted, lobbyists have a well-earned reputation...read more
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It's a foolish idea to try to make lobbyists divulge whom they meet with because if they wish to hide their movements from public knowledge, then they could arrange informal mee...read more
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A private citizen of the United States of America has, under the Constitution, the right of freedom of association. This right has been used in some very unsavory ways (anti-Sem...read more
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Absolutely, emphatically, no. A lobbyist's duties can be boiled down to one unwavering principle: sway someone in a position of power to your way of thinking. Revealing that...read more
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I think that it would be foolish to make it mandatory for lobbyists to have to disclose the names of the people whom they meet. It would be a complete waste of time for bo...read more
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by Tom Karlin
I don't believe it should be a requirement for lobbyists to automatically disclose personal information regarding the names of public officials with whom they have met with. On ...read more
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I know this will be an unpopular stance on this issue and expect this debate to be to be weighted heavily on the other side, but I feel it important to point out the reasons why...read more
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by epsilonrain
I ain't favor of lobbyist disclosing the names of public officials in or country. This is a democratic nation and everyone is entitled to his privacy. It's out of respect at ...read more
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