On 22 January 2012 23:33, Theo10011 <[email protected]> wrote: > You may have heard the other stereotype about lobbying, that people who > actually propose and support legislation like SOPA and PIPA are backed by > lobbyist on behalf RIAA, MPAA and other large publishers, who have very > deep pockets. It is not an uncommon assumption that the majority of the > lobbying industry backs the other side on the issue, since it is about > money and employing a lobbying firm's services is only a matter of how much > money someone is willing to spend on it. I considered lobbyists as a tool > for the wealthy to get their say, who can't state their opposing positions > openly. Again, these might be stereotypes, but the general realities aren't > that far off either. >
Yes, it certainly does have a negative connotation. But, remember, (with appropriate citation needed tag) that lobbying, certainly in Britain, is a right every citizen has: to ask their Member of Parliament to meet them in the lobby of the Palace of Westminster to discuss their concerns. -- Tom Morris <http://tommorris.org/> _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
