Banning Lobbyist Contributions

(Community Matters) Hope the ban against federal lobbyist dollars to the Democratic National Committee imposed by Senator Obama just yesterday isn’t lost in all the news. This is huge. Of course there will always be a role for lobbyists. Availability of actionable, reliable information is critical to the men and women we’ve asked to vote on new laws. However, their over reliance on lobbyists for the hard dollars necessary to run campaigns has upset the balance of information, influence and constituent responsibility. The day after becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee and Barack Obama has already signaled a major change in how they’ll do business in Washington. Perhaps Senator McCain and the GOP will meet this challenge.