Social Sciences and History / Unit 9 SSH 0826 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Lobbying Regulated: Registration, Disclosure, the Revolving Door
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The idea
Some hold that contributing to candidates is speech the First Amendment protects; others that money is not speech and corporations are not persons, though the Court has disagreed. Lobbyists must register, wait before lobbying after office, disclose activities, and avoid prohibited acts; violations can bring prison.
In practice
Grassroots from below; astroturf funded from above.
Where people slip
Citizens United, two thousand ten, is the named case.
Your place on the trail
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Unlocks
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