Arguments Against Special Interest Groups

Interests groups are exactly what their name implies they are. They are made up of groups of individuals that believe the same thing and stand for whatever that is. They utilize people known as lobbyists, who basically represent the the special interest groups to government officials in order to help get whatever that group wants passed. Lobbyists are not supposed to bribe politicians, instead they are supposed to use their knowledge and bias of information to try to persuade politicians to help out their interest group. There are all sorts of different kinds of interests group when it comes to what they believe, how well they are represented, and even just the size of the special interest groups. One of the many interest groups that …show more content…
Although these groups are usual made up largely of public school teachers, there are members of other professions that fall under this umbrella. Police officers, firefighters, constables, and other government employed positions help make up the public-employee interests groups. These groups work in interesting ways because of what they represent. The group can represent one thing and no matter what happens, whatever that one thing is will always be what the group is looking out for. Or in other cases, these groups can represent a wide variety of different issues in the government beyond just one single pressing issue. I do not believe either of these are the right or wrong way to run these groups, they are just different in where their priorities lie, causing for even more diversity in special interest …show more content…
These issues that are represented in these groups affect everyone, whether or not you belong to any of these specific groups. That is why it is unfortunate and almost ironic that these groups tend to be the least represented groups out of all the others previously mentioned. Although they do affect everyone, these groups find it difficult to find support and to raise the finances mandatory for seeing a difference. It’s because of these struggles that these groups tend to be underrepresented in