Obama to remove lobbyists from appointed boards and commissions


	Obama to remove lobbyists from appointed boards and commissions

masbury

10-22-2009 11:31 AM

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lobbyists, obama

masbury says:

"their clients deserve to be heard. But industry representatives shouldn't be given government positions from which to make their case. …"

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10-24-2009 5:29 AM

darkeforce

Why do their clients deserve to be heard more than typical Americans deserve to be heard by the people they elected? The groups the lobbyists represent are not voting citizens, so I'd argue that no, they don't deserve to be heard.

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