“They are not going to run my White House. And they won’t drown out the voices of the American people.” - Barrack Obama
The following information was copied from a website on ethics from President Obama:
“Barack Obama will centralize ethics and lobbying information for voters:
Obama and Biden will create a centralized Internet database of lobbying reports, ethics records, and campaign finance filings.
Require independent monitoring of lobbying laws and ethics rules:
Obama and Biden will fight for an independent watchdog agency to oversee the investigation of congressional ethics violations.
Close the revolving door on former and future employers:
No political appointees in an Obama-Biden administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the administration.”
I’m sure if you have read this blog before (see entries under Darkly Comical Politics as Usual) you know that I believe lobbying, as practiced in our government, is an embarrassment.
So far Barrack Obama has been working to fulfill his campaign promises on lobbying.
“In March Obama barred lobbyists from talking to administration officials about specific stimulus projects.”
The rules are being applied inconsistently and departments are reporting few such communications. The White House says that if lobbyists are being restrained that’s just what they had in mind.
We’re hoping that policies restricting lobbying will continue to bloom in the new soil of this new administration.
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