The Important Role of Lobbyists in Politics and Society

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Public policy is the course of actions taken by the government that includes laws, plans, actions and the behavior of the government. The most effective way to influence public policy would be to lobby for the interest group that supports the problem that needs to be addressed by society and the government. Interest groups are organizations of people with shared goals to influence specific public policies, such as the National Rifle Association wanting to protect gun rights. The representatives for these particular interest groups are called lobbyists, whom are registered to inform the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate of the issue or laws being addressed, what agencies/branches of the government are being contacted, and the amount of money being spent on these issues. They can also represent private individuals or the general public. The word itself implies that lobbyists are the ones who directly contact the lawmakers of congress or other government officials, while making indirect contact through raising awareness in their communities for action. In order to make change, lobbying would be most effective because they are honest and assist the government with legislations other than their own, they work hard with the community and politicians, and most importantly they are the most knowledgeable and experienced on issues and politics so that the best decisions are able to be made.

Though the intent of a voter is based off their own individual opinions, the same virtues may be found with lobbyists. Like previously mentioned, the lobbyist must be passionate in order to truly persuade. Because of the opportunity to manipulate and bribe politicians to their side, there are regulations to try to prevent corruption. ...

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...e fundamental for making rational decisions that affect how everyone will live their life.

Conclusively, the opinions of voters and politicians are greatly influenced by the hard work and commitment made by lobbyists to raise these issues that they feel strongly about. Without lobbyists, the facts and statistics that need to be addressed about current issues would not effectively be presented to the government for personal review. Even more importantly, the citizens need to be well informed with the facts that will allow them to make decisions on how they want to live their lives in the voting process. The lobbyist is able to provide well structured information on special causes, which would otherwise be left unorganized and without valid standings to be reviewed by the people and government to make effective change that the people and organizations want and need.

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