What shift has this country made that makes the Nazi party register a lobbyist group?

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http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2012/04/13/nazis-get-their-own-lobbyist


So Rep. Allen West thinks the Democratic Party is full of communists? Wait until he gets a load of the new Nazi lobbyist. No, seriously.

On Tuesday, the same day that West was fantasizing about 80 members of Congress being card-carrying members of the Communist Party, the actual American Nazi Party was making its move onto the Hill. One John Bowles registered with the Clerk of the House that day as a lobbyist for for the white supremacist group (hat tip LegiStorm). Bowles was the National Socialist Movement's presidential nominee in 2008.

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What could the Nazis want to lobby the Congress about? "Political Rights and ballot access laws," according to the registration form, which also lists lists accounting, agriculture, clean air and water, civil rights, health issues, the Constitution, immigration, manufacturing, and retirement as "general lobbying issue areas." Who knew the Nazis had strong views on agriculture?

Bowles seemed genuinely puzzled when I asked him whether he really thinks that any members of Congress or Hill staffers would take a meeting with a Nazi lobbyist. "I don't see why not," he says, adding that he knows lobbyists rely on their credibility. "Of course I won't approach anybody in Congress unless it's a very interesting issue or law," he promises. "I'm going to be very careful about the issues I choose for this."

[elleng]

1. Tea

Have to work on this; its late, but feels like there may be a potential connection/tangent.

[jberryhill]

2. If you fear losing influence, you hire a lobbyist

I guess they figure it's getting tougher and tougher to be a Nazi these days. I mean, you want to talk about an occupation subject to a lot of "job-killing regulations'?

[Confusious]

3. Who knew the Nazis had strong views on agriculture?

Hitler loved the farmers.

Salt of the earth and all that.

No, this post isn't sarcasm or a joke. Look it up. The NAZI parties biggest supporters where farmers.

[lastlib]

6. And they have a prodigious output of bovine fertilizer...

[midnight]

4. "when people see the swastika on the ballot, they’ll know what they’re getting."

"Bowles doesn’t think he’ll have a problem getting meetings on Capitol Hill, and said he’s not going to focus on racial issues or use “racial slurs,” but stick to facts. The first issue he said he’d like to tackle is making it easier for candidates from the ANP to run for office.

“One of my goals is to make it easier to get on the ballot. Trying to get on a ballot in some of these states [is difficult],” he said.

Bowles said he would be lobbying in an official capacity for the Nazi Party, but will not be paid for it. He said his decision to register was inspired by a reading of the Constitution.

“When I saw in there we had the right to petition government, I figure, why not?” Bowles said."http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/221407-nazi-party-gets-a-washington-lobbyist

[Ecumenist]

5. Wow, Really??!! Tea Baggers have really F@CKED UP MY COUNTRY!! What's next?

The Card carry CANNIBALISTIC CHILD MOLESTERS OF AMERICA??!! Damn, this is just wrong and ANTI-AMERICAN on so many levels...