Collective Influence Of Lobbyists And Interest Groups In Texas

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Oshodi Professor Sherifian GOVT 2306-73011 05 April 2017 Lobbyists and Interest Groups in Texas Since “we the people” have little influence in decision making in terms of laws passed and rejected by the legislature, interest groups have always being our voice in the midst of the law-makers. These interest groups employ lobbyists to enter into the inner chambers of these law-makers to lobby them in order to bend laws towards the interest of what they stand for, which most of the time is what “we the people” also stand for. According to my research, lobbying involves spending money on entertaining the law-makers, their employees, and even their relatives. Recently, these lobbyists have failed to disclose who they lobbied with …show more content…

This country was framed in such a way that the type of government practiced is not direct democracy, but representative democracy. Because of this, individual citizens do not have the opportunity to influence politics on their own, except some like-minded people come together to represent the interests of a large population and work towards making the voices of the people heard through their own voice. Even in real sense, a collective effort goes a long way in influencing decision-making rather than a large amount of people, each man speaking for …show more content…

Some of Texas interest groups are:
3 · Texas Right to Life committee [2]: They are basically pro-life; they believe everyone should have the right to live so, they oppose abortion, but support adoption. An example of the laws they made to pass is the Senate Bill 2 [3] (which later reemerged as House Bill 2), this was a pro-life bill signed into law on July 18, 2016.
· Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA) [4]: They are basically pro-gun. They work to educate elected representatives, the media, and the public about issues relating to the freedoms guaranteed by the Second Amendment—protecting the lawful possession and use of firearms, providing gun safety training, supporting the shooting sports, hunter education, and wildlife conservation efforts [5]. An example of the laws they made to pass is the Senate Bill 1907 by Sen. Hegar/Rep. Kleinschmidt, which allows college students with a concealed handgun license to store their handgun in their personal locked vehicle on college property without sanctions

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