That is a bribe. That isn’t what lobbying is exclusively. Lobbying is bringing your issue to politician to influence them to fight for you. Corrupt lobbyist will bribe to influence the politician. But you’re mixing up a subset of what it is with the whole. Lobbying is what groups fighting for abortion rights and civil action do every day.
The ENTIRE SELLING POINT of Citizens United was that “unions can spend as much money as corporations so it’s a fair system!”
It is NOT a far system; unions can NOT compete; and arguing for fighting corruption with equal corruption is insane.
What about it is corrupt
It involves giving money to politicians to get what you want.
That is a bribe. That isn’t what lobbying is exclusively. Lobbying is bringing your issue to politician to influence them to fight for you. Corrupt lobbyist will bribe to influence the politician. But you’re mixing up a subset of what it is with the whole. Lobbying is what groups fighting for abortion rights and civil action do every day.