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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-21-09 03:44 PM
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18. Offering "financial kickbacks" is already illegal. nt
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  -Lobbying needs to be banned, because most lobbyist are anti-american! ej510  Oct-21-09 09:43 AM   #0 
  - Then start a constitutional convention to repeal the First Amendment  geek tragedy   Oct-21-09 09:48 AM   #1 
  - Lobbying is not freedom of speech it's bribery. You cannot bribe a police officer out of a ticket or  ej510   Oct-21-09 10:11 AM   #4 
     - Absolutely ... we should have equal access to our representatives  TheCoxwain   Oct-21-09 10:34 AM   #9 
     - Offering "financial kickbacks" is already illegal. nt  Occam Bandage   Oct-21-09 03:44 PM   #18 
     - Lobbying isn't the problem. Money being thrown around by some lobbyists is.  Empowerer   Oct-21-09 04:01 PM   #19 
  - the difference between lobbyists and vampires is that a stake through the heart takes  niyad   Oct-21-09 10:01 AM   #2 
  - Are we O.K. with lobbyist that champion our causes  SIMPLYB1980   Oct-21-09 10:04 AM   #3 
  - Lobby with votes not funds!  ej510   Oct-21-09 10:13 AM   #5 
     - The first intelligent post I have seen all day!  robo50   Oct-21-09 10:26 AM   #7 
     - It forces politicians to answer to the people.  ej510   Oct-21-09 10:32 AM   #8 
     - Writing letters and making calls IS lobbying!  Empowerer   Oct-21-09 04:02 PM   #20 
  - Non Profits Lobbying should be allowed.  Raine1967   Oct-21-09 10:23 AM   #6 
  - Well said.  SIMPLYB1980   Oct-21-09 10:34 AM   #10 
     - Bill Bradley on Lobbying (Bribery).  ej510   Oct-21-09 10:51 AM   #11 
        - I guess you think I should watch that.  SIMPLYB1980   Oct-21-09 10:55 AM   #12 
  - I'm a registered lobbyist and, fyi, I don't hate progress.  onenote   Oct-21-09 11:35 AM   #13 
  - I understand that some lobbyist are alright, but imo in order to stop  ej510   Oct-21-09 01:58 PM   #14 
     - define what you mean by lobbying and lobbyist and we can have a discussion  onenote   Oct-21-09 03:42 PM   #16 
  - what about those that lobby for the environment, or civil rights?  dionysus   Oct-21-09 03:37 PM   #15 
  - Let's ban speech regardless of the First Amendment, because Anti-Americans are abusing it.  Occam Bandage   Oct-21-09 03:44 PM   #17 
 

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