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xmedleft · 51-55, M
Lobbying was named for the act of waiting in the entry chambers (lobby) of the capitol building until you saw your representative or senator, then approaching them to voice your concerns. Over the years it came to refer to professional lobby lurkers who would voice the concerns of people ... as a job... for pay -- because who has time to take off from work, travel, by coach or rail, across the country, to wait in the lobby of the capitol just to walk up to a guy and say "Lower Taxes" or "Land Grants"?
Then in a 3rd phase more and more of these professionals rates went up above that which conventional citizens could afford, so businesses and corporations began to be the only ones lobbying
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Then in a 3rd phase more and more of these professionals rates went up above that which conventional citizens could afford, so businesses and corporations began to be the only ones lobbying
Ta daaaa