Confessions of a Washington Lobbyist (via HuffPo)
Pretty intense stuff;
“Williams cited the Supreme Court ruling at the beginning of this year in the case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (pdf), in which corporations received protection for their First Amendment right to spend money on political causes. Essentially, Williams said, the decision gives corporations the same rights he, a registered lobbyist, has — except the corporations don’t have to register as lobbyists. “If the court is saying that a corporation is a person, then why shouldn’t they have to play by the same exact rules that I have to play by?” he said.”
Public financing would be much more conducive to the democratic process.
Representation without registration not a problem for the Roberts’ Court,Tea Baggers and Right Wingers. What is with the love affair with corporations? “We the people” did not include them.
