Pandemic times place hardships on legislative lobbying, particularly for ordinary citizen advocates
Suppose your livelihood depends on persuading policymakers to draft legislation and adopt regulations to favor an interest or a client. Itâs called lobbying, defined in dictionaries as organized efforts to influence legislators. Itâs been around since the inception of the Republic, and it has historically required proximity and access to people in power. The very name derives from advocates who would crowd the corridors of power â lobbies â for some fleeting face time with policymakers. Now, imagine that the whole in-person proximity part vanishes. Thatâs exactly what...
Source: fauquier.com