Why I can't stand lobbying.

Lobbying is an affront to democracy, in my opinion. It allows a segment of the population to have access to government individuals either don't have, or don't have the time to take out of their day.

It allows those segments unfettered access to instruments of society (government, politicians), and effectively curtains them into their bidding.

And ... that really fucks up society. As in peoples' lives get destroyed.

Case in point.

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2011/05/center-for-responsive-politics-los.html




This right after the 2010 West Virginia Coal Mining explosion.

Read more here - http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-coal-mine-safety-20110508,0,1300434,full.story.

No matter what any right-winger tells you - the number don't lie.