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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 03:55 PM
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Just asking. . .isn't
Lobbying a form of bribery . . .?
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 03:57 PM
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1. Shh!
(It's a secret)
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 03:57 PM
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2. No
Edited on Tue Jan-17-06 03:58 PM by InsultComicDog
Lobbying is advocating for a cause.

Not necessarily involving bribery.

The problem isn't lobbying - it's corrupt Republican legislators who take bribes.
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stellanoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 04:04 PM
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6. then what's with all
the hefty gifts, trips, and perks, when more often than not our plaintiff appeals to our representatives are met with auto generated responses. . ."thank you for contacting, though we appreciate your concerns, we receive so much mail that . . . . " blah blah blah blah blah.

I even received two sendings through snail mail of lengthy congressional records that were completely inapplicable to my initial query.

Now I can't even send to my representatives if I want to. I was never rude with them either

This is no longer a representative government. American democracy. . . won't RIP.
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 03:58 PM
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3. Apparently yes, if you're a repug. nt
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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 04:01 PM
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4. quid pro quo
Clarice, quid pro quo.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-17-06 04:03 PM
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5. seems more like...
"protection" in the mafia sense of the word. The industry's pay the lawmakers (family) to watch their back...otherwise :nuke: happens!
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