
AOC and Ted Cruz agree on bill banning Congressmen from becoming lobbyists‬ - doener
https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-and-ted-cruz-agree-write-bill-banning-members-1440184
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Alex63
Wouldn't such a law (assuming it could pass in the first place) run afoul of
the First Ammendment? Maybe you could ban payment for lobbying, but I would
have thought that "lobbying" and "political advocacy" were essentially the
same thing, and thus protected speech. I like Glenn Reynold's (Instapundit)
idea: a high tax on any earnings from lobbying in the first X years after
leaving government service.

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snowwrestler
> Maybe you could ban payment for lobbying,

This is really what they mean. "Lobbying" as a term generally connotes getting
paid to do it. When people do it for free, it's more frequently called
activism or advocacy.

I actually think a limit on pay might be better than an outright ban. Former
members of Congress have skills, experience, and connections that could be
beneficial for advancing a variety of social causes. It's the big payday,
cashing-out part that stinks of corruption and undue influence.

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dannykwells
Not a point about the article, but I love how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has
come to be referred to primarily by her mono-acronym.

Are there other individuals who have been primarily known by only their
initials? (Excluding authors like J.K. Rowling, etc. where pen names are more
common).

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bwanab
It used to be common to refer to politicians by their initials. JFK, LBJ, FDR
for John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Franklin Roosevelt. It seemed to go out
of style when we started knowing them by their diminutives. E.G. Jimmy Carter,
Bill Clinton.

