[chrisseaton]

I don't know if you're confusing 'lobbying' with 'bribing'? Lobbying doesn't have to involve money. It just means talking to people and trying to persuade them to your point of view, which isn't inherently dishonest or problematic.

[WarOnPrivacy]

Generations of congressional data reflect how lobbying + firehosing campaign cash = federal power on demand.

[chrisseaton]

> lobbying + firehosing campaign cash = federal power on demand

Right... but only one side of that operation is the problem!

It's like saying 'a glass of milk + cyanide capsule = death' and blaming the glass of milk!

Lobbying is a neccesary and healthy part of a functioning democracy. Do you want decisions about you and your life taken with no input from you apart from voting once every few years?