[db48x]

Writing a letter to your congressman is also lobbying. Are you going to make that illegal too?

[JetSpiegel]

Only if there is money in the envelope.

[db48x]

Oh, gotta outlaw all forms of political fund-raising too, then; apparently it's ok to give money to your neighbour unless that neighbour is running for office. Am I still allowed to spend my own money on an ad in the newspaper extolling the virtues of my preferred candidate?

[chimeracoder]

> Only if there is money in the envelope

That's already illegal; it's called bribery.