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IP: any lobbists out there
From: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 15:26:17 -0500
1. THERE ARE A LOT MORE LOBBYISTS NOW THAN THERE WERE A WEEK AGO. People who wouldn't even utter the L-word before Tuesday will now be registering as lobbyists under the provisions of the Lobbying Disclosure Act signed by the President. Lawyers for universities and professional societies will be happily analyzing the new law for weeks to come, but one thing is clear: employees who spend 20% of their time trying to influence legislative bodies, either by directly contacting legislators or their staff, or organizing "grass roots" campaigns, are lobbyists. Well, maybe not perfectly clear; faculty whose private lobbying efforts are not on behalf of their university are not included. Moreover, distribution of analysis and research on a public policy issue, even if it takes a position on specific legislation, is not considered lobbying as long as it is equally available to people on all sides and does not urge recipients to contact legislators. I'm off the hook!
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