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Re:Mass incarceration: A new theory for why so many American... by vonmoltke on Friday October 02, 2015 @11:47AM (#10319262)
Lobbying is, as far as I know, legal in every functional democracy.

I think you are confusing this with campaign contributions, which is a different but related activity.

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Re:Mass incarceration: A new theory for why so many American... by coldtea on Friday October 02, 2015 @12:34PM (#10319548)
I'm not aware of lobbies, established for a specific purpose, with offices and personel, and getting donations, in any functional democracy I know of.
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Re:Mass incarceration: A new theory for why so many American... by vonmoltke on Friday October 02, 2015 @01:27PM (#10319931)
Lobbying in the UK sure sounds like lobbying in the US to me.[1] So does Volkswagen's lobbying of the EU parliament.[2] Do you have an example of a functional democracy that doesn't have lobbying like this?

[1] http://www.lobbyingtransparency.org/

[2] https://uk.news.yahoo.com/volkswagen-scandal-puts-eu-lobbyin...

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