Politicians should not be able to talk to lobbyist unless it is in a public forum, televised and recorded. Also the talk needs to be able to be viewed live by the constituents and with a 2 week notice as to to who, what, when, where and why? With severe penalties for both parties if not complied with. Also the lobbyist when meeting a politician in any other venue must inform the politician as to being a lobbyist
Great idea!
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It is something to build on. It seems the lobbyist run the country or at the very least are considered more than We The People
Perhaps the same should apply to representatives of foreign countries–except on legitimate cases on national security. Maybe then we won’t have a repeat of the current 1st family’s self enrichment campaign.
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While probably not realistic and prone to much subversion still a great idea.
I like the idea to have a lobbying public forum or a public convention where that’s the only place lobbyists can meet and negociate with politicians.
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Consider the following also
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It must be made illegal for ANY person or organization to lobby on behalf of ANY foreign country or entity - and any politician that accepts money from them should be expelled immediately
And no one with dual citizenship should be allowed to be a member of Congress because “no man can serve two masters”
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https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ shows what providers take pharma money and how much and from who. The same should be done for politicians!
It would be so nice to be able to debate them. Can we also add in NGOs and “advocate” groups that claim to give support, to victims of domestic violence? They have much more power than we do and push for evil things.
For example, I was reading a bill yesterday, to deport or refuse entrance migrants that have sexual or domestic abuse convictions. Their reasoning was complete nonsense and offense to anyone who has been a victim. I wouldn’t be going to far in saying cruel.
I think lobbying should be something that can only happen on the senate or house floor in open mic events. Also we need open mic events for citizens. All of this can be done with lottery drawings on a monthly basis.
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