It'll come up against a 1A challenge in federal court and, based on precedent, likely be ruled unconstitutional.
But if we're going down this road? Also ban subnational governments from using taxpayer money to lobby.
There's not a mid-sized city in the country that doesn't have lobbyists working to secure more state funds; there's not a large city in the country that doesn't also have federal lobbyists. All the states (and most state departments) have federal lobbyists as well.
But if we're going down this road? Also ban subnational governments from using taxpayer money to lobby.
There's not a mid-sized city in the country that doesn't have lobbyists working to secure more state funds; there's not a large city in the country that doesn't also have federal lobbyists. All the states (and most state departments) have federal lobbyists as well.