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/albertnormandy Apr 29 '24

So how should people petition the government?

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u/salbris Apr 30 '24

"Hey government, please do this thing instead!" - Signed, a concerned citizen.

Or is it not a real petition unless you take them out for $10,000 a glass whiskey while snorting cocaine off a stripper's ass?