Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

So then you don't believe individuals have the right to organize to petition their representatives? Because any organization is going to mean pooling resources into a legal structure...like a corporation.


That's a good quibble. People should be allowed to organize. I suppose there should be a distinction between political organizations and profitable ones.

So a group "Whigs for America" pooling donations is fine, but a for-profit corporation spending millions on lobbying would not be fine.

The difference being that the former group is a non-profit collection of people concerned about some aspect of government.

Whereas when for-profit entities funnel millions into lobbying, and we get profit-oriented results like this http://abcnews.go.com/Business/turbotax-lobbies-lawmakers-ta...




Consider applying for YC's Summer 2026 batch! Applications are open till May 4

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: