What constitutes a lobbyist? Must a congressman record every discussion he has with every person he meets, just in case the topic of conversation turns to public policy?

Here's a start:

https://www.tripsavvy.com/faqs-about-lobbying-1039165

Example: https://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov/register.html

There will certainly be attempts to end-run the disclosure, but in principle it's a regulated industry.

We could broadcast the video on Bravo and call it "Real Senators of the US"! It would be like a better CSPAN.

Edit: also we could call in votes like it's American Idol. I think we should try it, it couldn't be worse than what we have now

There was something like this in California, public meetings law, called Brown Act. As I heard, it's not exactly working as intended http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2017/03/23/californias-ope...