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Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by TigerVols, May 14, 2020.

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  1. Hermes

    Hermes Well-Known Member

    We’ve lost our way if we equate being a public servant with being a lobbyist.
     
    Hermes, Aug 11, 2022
    #1669
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  2. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    It's goalmouth.
     
    Regan MacNeil, Aug 11, 2022
    #1670
  3. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    God damn right.
     
    exmediahack, Aug 11, 2022
    #1671
  4. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    goalmouth, Aug 11, 2022
    #1672
  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The reason an elected representative becoming a lobbyist is unseemly is that the elected representative leaves office with a rolodex of people who can deliver influence and favors, and an understanding of how the graft works. The person is trading on influence at the expense of the citizens he or she had been representing as a public servant.

    A journalist who goes to a government agency is maybe bringing knowledge of how to manipulate favorable news coverage. But it's not nearly the same thing.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 12, 2022
    #1673
  6. Driftwood

    Driftwood Well-Known Member

    Also, there is a waiting period for a former member of U.S. Congress and most state legislatures before someone can register as a lobbyist.
     
    Driftwood, Aug 12, 2022
    #1674
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, but the revolving door laws are silly. People hire ex-legislators and call them anything except a lobbyist. It doesn't change what they are there to do.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 12, 2022
    #1675
  8. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Not only what they are there to do but what they actually do.
     
    doctorquant, Aug 12, 2022
    #1676
  9. Mr._Graybeard

    Mr._Graybeard Well-Known Member

    Throw a bunch of retired generals into that stewpot.
     
    Mr._Graybeard, Aug 12, 2022
    #1677
  10. Della9250

    Della9250 Well-Known Member

     
    Della9250, Aug 14, 2022
    #1678
  11. britwrit

    britwrit Well-Known Member

    britwrit, Aug 17, 2022
    #1679
  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The Big Ragu, Aug 17, 2022
    #1680
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