{"id":2389,"date":"2009-01-24T11:42:12","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T16:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2009-01-24T18:30:37","modified_gmt":"2009-01-24T23:30:37","slug":"whats-the-point-of-the-lobbyist-ban-then","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2009\/01\/24\/whats-the-point-of-the-lobbyist-ban-then\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the Point of the Lobbyist Ban, Then?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve never been a fan of holding up lobbyists as some inherently evil group.\u00c2\u00a0 I think running against them is mostly a stunt, and I think broad prohibitions against them entering government is a bad idea.\u00c2\u00a0 That said, if you&#8217;re going to make a point of adopting rules against lobbyists, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonindependent.com\/27132\/bill-lynn-will-probably-be-confirmed-now-cravenly\">you really should stick to them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Update: <\/strong>While I&#8217;m not a fan of the rhetorical device of slamming lobbyists, I&#8217;m absolutely appalled by the revolving door.  As such, I&#8217;m completely okay with fairly severe post-employment bans on lobbying agencies of which you were previously a part.  Not a perfect solution, but it&#8217;s better than nothing.  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