Could DU hire a DU lobbyist? Would we want to?

[Silent3]

Could we put together that kind of money?

Could we agree enough on what we'd want him/her to lobby for?

Would just one lobbyist be meaningfully effective against all of the other lobbyists?

Are we better off contributing to other political organizations that already have lobbyists?

Please, have mercy on what is just a nearly random thought I'm running up the flagpole, triggered by a comment I saw in another thread where someone said he wasn't rich enough to hire a lobbyist. I'm hardly thinking to myself, "Oh, boy! What a brilliant idea!" :)

Even if this idea somehow might have had a little merit until recently, does the recent SCOTUS ruling about corporate money make it a moot point?

Maybe we could at least collectively provide a little income for a DUer in the Washington, DC area who's willing to stand around in long lines in the halls of Congress for us?

[safeinOhio]

1. Sure, just find one issue and have

a fund raiser for that issue. Easy, just find an issue everyone agrees on.:rofl:

[hlthe2b]

5. Yeah... we're quite the consensus site...

Not a bad idea, really, but I have my cynical doubts.

[Quantess]

2. Good luck with that.

:hi:

[Silent3]

4. It sounds like you don't have faith...

...in the ability of DUers to pull together for a common cause. :evilgrin:

[Quantess]

17. Sort of like... I have faith in cats lining up single file.

No, but can you imagine all the disagreements? Look at the uproar a little thing like the Unrecommend feature caused.

I think something like hiring a lobbyist could possibly work, but it would have to be an offshoot of DU. A sister site, maybe.

[AllentownJake]

3. I nominate myself

Now pay me.

[Caretha]

12. Now you I would pay

of course there would be a distinct outline of what you would go forward with. :)

[AllentownJake]

13. Fire Tim Geithner, Larry Summers, and impeach Ben Bernake than put them on Trial for fraud

What I advocate for everyday.

[Caretha]

16. Okay you are hired

you start Monday, report to HR and we'll "situate you".

Actually, if I could make it so, I would.

[TZ]

6. Maybe I shouldn't admit this

But my Aunt is a VP of a small Democratic Lobbying firm in DC.. Y'all need to be nice to me..;)

[NYC_SKP]

7. Where ya gonna find a schizophrenic who doesn't spend most of their energy arguing with themself?

I mean, if you want them to really represent DU.

:shrug:

[taterguy]

8. Olive Gardens on every corner

[MercutioATC]

10. The Olive Garden sucks.

:P

[rucky]

9. Maybe we can get a group insurance plan for members?

[Lyric]

11. That would be awesome!

:)

[subterranean]

15. That idea has crossed my mind too.

I have no idea how one would go about setting up a group plan. But I imagine the fact that DU members are spread across different states would be a major obstacle.

[obliviously]

14. Loosen your helmet just a tad!

[lonestarnot]

18. Could we get a DU garden too?

I'll plant the money tree and post when it sprouts green c notes. :P

[AllentownJake]

19. Ben Bernake is that you nt.

[lonestarnot]

20. Exposed!

:evilgrin: