Lobbying is not corruption. Lobbying is a necessary part of a healthy functioning democracy.
Here are some organizations that lobby:
- Cancer Society
- ASPCA
- Associations of students
- Local cities and counties
- Trade unions
- Regular every-day people (you can literally just go schedule a meeting with your representation. That is lobbying.)
Of course, if everyone gets to lobby, corporate interests can too.
Without this function, legislators would largely be blind during policymaking.
Lobbying does not, on its own, imply corruption or involvement of money. In California and federally, money spent for lobbying is tightly tracked and publicly released.
Here are some organizations that lobby:
- Cancer Society
- ASPCA
- Associations of students
- Local cities and counties
- Trade unions
- Regular every-day people (you can literally just go schedule a meeting with your representation. That is lobbying.)
Of course, if everyone gets to lobby, corporate interests can too.
Without this function, legislators would largely be blind during policymaking.
Lobbying does not, on its own, imply corruption or involvement of money. In California and federally, money spent for lobbying is tightly tracked and publicly released.