As much as I dislike a lot of what passes for lobbying but is actually corrupt, I find it hard square to square “right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” taken together, with any kind of ban on professional lobbying.
That said - I wonder if we’ll start seeing more strange bedfellow like this, in Congress and SCOTUS, soon. With so many people saying they see no difference between the Democrats and Republicans, and at least a growing minority acknowledging that the political spectrum isn’t one dimensional, I wonder what axis the next party realignment will happen along, and when. (And yes, it will still be two parties unless we replace the FPTP voting system entirely. I sincerely wish anyone who wants to do the the absolute best of luck).
