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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">Rockadelic</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">Horseleech</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">sabadabada</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">Horseleech</strong> said:</div><div>Lobbying should be illegal in all forms.<br />
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	It's nothing else than buying legislation and it's overall effect is to give money and advantage to groups that already have more than their share.</div></blockquote>
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	It's everyone's right as an American citizen to have access to their representative to make their voice heard. And free speech includes campaign contributions. Are you saying gay people shouldn't be able to lobby for gay rights?  Or people with Aids or cancer for research money? Or people with neurological diseases for stemcell research?  Why shouldn't a corporation have that same right.  Corporations employee people and create wealth for sharehodlers and employees.  Corporations pay taxes and regulatory fees that provide services.  Why shouldn't they have a voice in the legislative process.</div></blockquote>
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	They already have a way to make their voices heard - it's called a vote. <br />
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	Our government already provides other avenues for peoples voices to be heard, and there are other ways to communicate with politicians other than throwing money at them and gaining access most citizens don't have.<br />
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	The net result is legislation (and politicians) for sale - do you really think that isn't the case?</div></blockquote>
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	At one time it was called bribery.</div></blockquote>
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	The amount of corporate cash that was thrown into the 2010 elections was astonishing.  2012 will dwarf that by a factor of 4 or more.<br />
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	The world of Rollerball gets closer every day.

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