Question

10. Is professional lobbying legal? Define the limits on lobbyists for domestic groups and those for representing a foreign country?

Answer 1

Lobbying is a performed by persons or group whereby public campaigns i.e is legally registered with the government are undertaken to force governments into detailed civic policy actions. The legality of lobbying is from the Constitution and democracy. The Lobbying Disclosure Act allows the public to estimate any undue influences that may be affecting judgment making in the government administration.

The Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act-1946 is a statute enacted by the United States Congress to reduce the influence of lobbyists. The primary idea of the Act was to make available information to members of Congress about those that lobby them

Lobbying, is the act of attempting to influence the events, policies, or decisions of officials in day to day life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies.

.Scope of Foreign Lobbying:

The Act requires intermittent discovery of all activities and finances by:

1. People and organizations that are under power of a foreign government, or persons externals of the United States i.e foreign principal
2. if they act at request, or under the direction or control i.e. as "agents" of this principal or of persons who are "controlled or subsidized in major part" by this principal. Organizations under foreign control can include political or public agents/consultant, public relations counsel, information-service employees, fundraisers or those who represent the foreign power before any agency of the US Govt. The law does not include news or press services not owned by the foreign principal.