What We Need is an Effective Citizens Lobby
December 31, 2009 by Will Marre
Over the last five years many people have suggested I start a third political party; a party that represents the broad independence who are seeking both common sense, the common good, and personal freedom. After watching the health care debate and seeing this mess that we have created, I am convinced that we don’t need another political party. The problem is that large economic interests have figured out how to corrupt all political parties. It matters not whether you are a Democrat or Republican, the system itself is corrupting. We don’t need another political party, what we need is a very effective Citizens Lobby. Lobbyists are those who are actually writing the laws and putting them in the hands of our legislatures. It is time that we write our own laws and do away with laws that reward misbehavior. At least that’s how I am thinking today.
We should have a law that would require disclosure of the authors of any bill. Wouldn’t that be so simple? But the political system in place thrives on the public continuing to believe that new bills come from our legislators, and not lobbyists.
The legislators put their own name on a bill that was written by a lobbyist, or lobbyist organization with a misleading name. It’s about time that we knew who the authors of all the bills really are, and what affiliations they really have.