remove lobbying in its entirety, because private money.
Lobbying is not necessarily private money. It’s all kind of groups. Interest groups, like safe the bird, frog or either
Lhbt +, workersrights groups etc etc
Maybe it’s a question of definition but interest groups do lobby in fact.
But not all lobbyist are ofc interest groups.
Though, in theory, German carmakers could be both at the same time imo. It’s not always clear how and when to draw the line
Add; In cases like Amazon & Huawei, and the toxic influencing of some extreme ( foreign and/or domestic) organisations, there is however NO DOUBT, that they don’t want to abide to EU law. So fuck them!
It would be kind of weird if the ACLU ( American Civil Rights Union) would lobby the European Parliament. But hell, who knows, maybe in 2076?
(Unfortunately, The MAGA American Heritage Foundation does seem to lobby in the EU)
Though I’d prefer if the US would stand up for it’s own civil rights tbh. In the early 18/19th century USA stood as a great example for civil rights in the world, back when Europe was ruled by Kings & Queens.
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A Frenchie, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote “Democracy in America”, published in 1835, of the New World and its burgeoning democratic order.
It‘s infuriating to know that many members of the EU parliament only enter the building once a day to collect their paycheck and then immediately meet up with a lobbyist to be invited for lunch. That‘s their actual daily routine. Insanity.
or maybe, you know, remove lobbying in its entirety, because private money shouldn’t undermine democracy
Lobbying is not necessarily private money. It’s all kind of groups. Interest groups, like safe the bird, frog or either Lhbt +, workersrights groups etc etc
Maybe it’s a question of definition but interest groups do lobby in fact. But not all lobbyist are ofc interest groups.
Though, in theory, German carmakers could be both at the same time imo. It’s not always clear how and when to draw the line
definition by Enc Brittanica
Add; In cases like Amazon & Huawei, and the toxic influencing of some extreme ( foreign and/or domestic) organisations, there is however NO DOUBT, that they don’t want to abide to EU law. So fuck them!
There are good lobbyists. Organizations like Amnesty International, the ACLU, and more have lobbyists.
Sometimes it’s appropriate to have professionals whose job it is to communicate with legislators on behalf of a group of people.
It would be kind of weird if the ACLU ( American Civil Rights Union) would lobby the European Parliament. But hell, who knows, maybe in 2076? (Unfortunately, The MAGA American Heritage Foundation does seem to lobby in the EU)
Though I’d prefer if the US would stand up for it’s own civil rights tbh. In the early 18/19th century USA stood as a great example for civil rights in the world, back when Europe was ruled by Kings & Queens.
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A Frenchie, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote “Democracy in America”, published in 1835, of the New World and its burgeoning democratic order.
It was an example of a lobby group that serves a legitimate purpose.
Lobbyists can exist and cause harm or benefit in more than one place.
I know, it it was a joke and jab. And if you did too, you have to admit you should’ve used better example in this context. No humor?
It‘s infuriating to know that many members of the EU parliament only enter the building once a day to collect their paycheck and then immediately meet up with a lobbyist to be invited for lunch. That‘s their actual daily routine. Insanity.