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Old 09-20-2012, 10:56 PM  
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Originally Posted by Robbie View Post
One of the reasons I voted for Obama was he swore once he was President that lobbyists would be OUT of Washington.
I thought he said he wasn't going to take lobbyist money. Either way, no president has the legal authority to shut down the lobbying industry single-handedly. Congress (and ultimately the supreme court) would have to go along with it too. In other words, no chance in hell.
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