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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JakeStraw who wrote (124911)	2/28/2012 10:38:29 AM
From: TideGlider	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224657

I agree. Lobbyists only do bribe.

To: JakeStraw who wrote (124911)	2/28/2012 10:45:50 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224657

Lobbyists should be outlawed.. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Lobbying is petitioning the government. Even if banning lobbying wasn't unconstitutional (and it is), it would be an infringement against both freedom and democracy, and of dubious practicality. None of which means that I'm a fan of most lobbyists or most lobbying but -- The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one's time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all. -- H. L. Mencken