The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon in a major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon in a major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.
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EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens
Why not ban lobbying completely?
This! only allow petitions as the method to steer law.
Power to the people needs money to be insignificant for the process of law
Lobbying is literally a form of petitioning.
Because lobbying is also done be environmental groups, neighborhood groups, consumer activists, ... Ban lobbying would deprive a large set of the population of their voice
but it seems that this method of communication completely drowned out by moneyed interests
That would outlaw scientists lobbying the government to stop things like global warming and pollution. It would stop mom and pop shops from lobbying against things that are good for massive corps but bad for them.
Paid corporate lobbying should end.
And when the EU writes a regulation like mandating USB-C chargers, they'll make sure the companies making phones are on board and get to have realistic timelines to implement these things. If you're going to regulate an industry you kind of need their expertise, unfortunately.