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Any private citizen has a right to jawbone Congress. By itself, that isn't a problem.

What is a problem is that congressional representatives are enormously influenced by donations to political campaigns. Even if they lose a reelection there's a whole industry in place to put them into cushy jobs if they've followed their party line. And the party line is to do what the campaign donors want, not necessarily what the constituents want. That is a problem.




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