Was it right of Monica Lewinsky to pleasure Bill Clinton to climb the political ladder? Would it be okay to pay a teacher to look the other way while you cheat on an exam? Would it be socially acceptable to pay your local politicians so you exclusively can dump your shit in the river? No, of course not!
Lobbying is defined as an attempt by an individual or group of people to influence the decision making of someone in a government office. Or, that would be a proper definition. If you are an advocate of the truth, than you must know that lobbying is legal, glorified bribery. Unfortunately for you, you can’t really throw in on a bribe unless you make a fuck ton of money every year or you’re a middle class gun nut who faithfully throws all of …show more content…
A lobbying firm works by getting clients, normally special interest groups, who pay the firm to represent their cause in Washington and convince politicians to get behind their cause. Jack Abramoff’s favorite clients were Native American tribes. However, he did not favor them in a loving parent way. He favored them for the incredible amount of money he made off of them by overcharging them by millions. With his riches provided by these Native American tribes, Abramoff opened up two restaurants and a line of off-shore casinos. At these fancy new venues, Abramoff would offer politicians free meals, free drinks, and a good time gambling. Meanwhile, they would discuss business and politics, and they would do Abramoff favors because of all of the free luxuries and cash he provides them with. However, there were repercussions to being an out of control, filthy rich con artist. Eventually, questions were being thrown around about the legality of Abramoff’s operation, and the Justice Department started to investigate Abramoff. He eventually pled guilty to several charges and was sentenced to six years served in a federal prison. (Post, The Washington) "’This is at a scale that is really shocking,’ said Edwards, who teaches public and international affairs at Princeton. ‘There is a certain kind of arrogance that in the past you might not have had. They were so supremely …show more content…
And although there are plenty of lobbying firms that advocate for positive causes like science, medicine, and civil rights, the actions of the lobbying firms that are morally lacking and corrupt require congress to strengthen the laws surrounding lobbying. If no action is taken by congress, lobbyists will continue to rise to the likes of Jack Abramoff, and extortion, bribery, and corruption will continue to grow in abundance in
Lobbying is defined as an attempt by an individual or group of people to influence the decision making of someone in a government office. Or, that would be a proper definition. If you are an advocate of the truth, than you must know that lobbying is legal, glorified bribery. Unfortunately for you, you can’t really throw in on a bribe unless you make a fuck ton of money every year or you’re a middle class gun nut who faithfully throws all of …show more content…
A lobbying firm works by getting clients, normally special interest groups, who pay the firm to represent their cause in Washington and convince politicians to get behind their cause. Jack Abramoff’s favorite clients were Native American tribes. However, he did not favor them in a loving parent way. He favored them for the incredible amount of money he made off of them by overcharging them by millions. With his riches provided by these Native American tribes, Abramoff opened up two restaurants and a line of off-shore casinos. At these fancy new venues, Abramoff would offer politicians free meals, free drinks, and a good time gambling. Meanwhile, they would discuss business and politics, and they would do Abramoff favors because of all of the free luxuries and cash he provides them with. However, there were repercussions to being an out of control, filthy rich con artist. Eventually, questions were being thrown around about the legality of Abramoff’s operation, and the Justice Department started to investigate Abramoff. He eventually pled guilty to several charges and was sentenced to six years served in a federal prison. (Post, The Washington) "’This is at a scale that is really shocking,’ said Edwards, who teaches public and international affairs at Princeton. ‘There is a certain kind of arrogance that in the past you might not have had. They were so supremely …show more content…
And although there are plenty of lobbying firms that advocate for positive causes like science, medicine, and civil rights, the actions of the lobbying firms that are morally lacking and corrupt require congress to strengthen the laws surrounding lobbying. If no action is taken by congress, lobbyists will continue to rise to the likes of Jack Abramoff, and extortion, bribery, and corruption will continue to grow in abundance in