3rd Blog Post: Revolving Door
Roughly 43 states have some kind of policy against revolving
doors. Most of policies are saying an official cannot switch become a lobbyist
with at least a one year period. The Obama-Biden Administration is also working
against this in their administration saying the have a two-year waiting period. Laurence Lessig is also against this
after having a lobbyist lobby for a topic a week early. Which called people to
challenge the presidential candidates to promise that they will only appoint
FCC commissioners who promise not to work for those who have regulated for at
least 5 years after their term is over. He issued that call-to-action after the
GAO found that the FCC is providing information to lobbyist about upcoming
meeting agenda. Basically FCC members were lobbying information a week before
its public announcement.
The main fighters of this issue is the
Obama-Biden Administration, and
various facets of Federal Governments. The only way I could fight something like it is to take it to
federal court because it is against many our state policy.
Practically every industry and special interest area hires
lobbyists to represent and defend their interests in Washington. However, some
industries frequently employ a special breed of lobbyist: those who previously
worked for the federal government they are tasked with lobbying.
Some of these "revolving door"
lobbyists once toiled as low-level congressional staffers or entry-level
bureaucrats.
Others
who lobby against revolving door users could be influenced.
2005-Present.
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