Roman 3 Cynthia Roman Professor Shariffan Government 2306 29 May 2017 Lobbying and Interest Groups Lobbying and interest groups can be beneficiary to the general public when it comes to political issues. Through these organizations people’s voices can be heard and influence law making. On the other hand, the way that lobbyist and interest groups influence politicians can be argued to be unethical. In my opinion, the way that they influence can definitely be limited without violating the second amendment. Lobbyist and interest groups spend millions of dollars on influencing politicians. According to an article written 2015 by Ross Ramsey, money is being spent on transportation and lodging, food and beverage, entertainment, gifts, awards and mementos, political charities and fundraisers, and finally mass media communications. Lobbyists are spending a grand total of seven million dollars on government employees with the biggest investment being the legislative branch, no surprise there. Although these organizations …show more content…
The purpose of becoming a politician is to help make this country a better place and benefit the American people, but when they are receiving bribes from organization your are deceiving the purpose and only benefiting you. In the article Corporations, Rights, and Lobbying Quentin Gee gives a great example of how lobbying is no the best interest of democracy. He writes, “For example, the right to vote is had by each individual citizen in a democratic society. There is a strong presumption against allowing others to vote in addition to their own vote by transfer from others. I cannot ask someone to vote for me if I feel particularly lazy on Election Day, even if I communicate clearly my desired votes and my