Lobbyist is an activist of a particular member or a political party who influences legislation on behalf of a special interest. He is often paid. This process of persuading others is called lobbying. Lobbying is a legitimate and essential part of a democratic political process. Even though they are hired to persuade legislators, lobbyists themselves admit that they cannot expect a legislator to change vote based on a nice meal or by providing them a good seat at a concert hall or a ball game. This line clearly shows how tough it is and how much effort it takes to persuade the legislator. The lobbyist isn’t interested in changing the legislator's mind my feeding them or providing them a good seat. Rather, they try to have enough time together with the legislator and the executives and convince them. …show more content…
Even though the state law requires a disclosure, the lobbyist always find a way to avoid. They are not required to report the name of the legislators until and unless the expenditures go over $114 per day. We can observe from the statistics of the past decade, that the amount spent by these lobbyists on the legislators are quite significant. We cannot just look at one side of lobbying and judge if it is good or bad. Lobbyist have both pros and cons. Based on my reading, I think there should be certain restrictions on interest groups, but I don’t think stricter oversight is required. Since lobbying is legal and plays a vital role in democracy, I believe this is in the best interest of democracy in some ways. They also represent a large group in society who may not have an influential voice