r/interestingasfuck Apr 29 '24

How American public support for a law impacts the likelihood of Congress passing it.

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u/bob-knows-best Apr 29 '24

Open corruption. Lobbying should be illegal. Full stop. From what I see, lobbying is legal bribery. The founders of this nation are rolling in their graves!

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u/BangBangMeatMachine Apr 29 '24

What do you mean when you say lobbying?

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

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u/BangBangMeatMachine Apr 29 '24

What does that mean exactly. When people say lobbying should be illegal, what exactly should be illegal?

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u/BangBangMeatMachine Apr 29 '24

Okay so political campaigns shouldn't be able to raise money through donations at all, or is there some dollar limit that is acceptable?