Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?
In the 2020 U.S. federal election foreign lobbyists donated more than $33.5 million to candidates, political parties, and interest groups. In the United States foreign nationals are prohibited by law from making contributions to political groups or campaigns to influence U.S. elections. Foreign nationals can hire foreign agents or lobbyists to advocate for their interests and make political contributions on their behalf. The Foreign Agents Registration Act is a United States law that imposes public disclosure requirements and other legal obligations on persons representing foreign interests…
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No
@98ZSZ491yr1Y
No party (left or right) in the US supports this. It only benefits foreign adversaries.
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@9F7KHZM7mos7MO
No, all forms of lobbying should be banned.
@9D3RPBQ9mos9MO
The ethics of foreign lobbyists are unethical and lobbyists should be banned, And Lobbying undermines democracy.
@989RCLL1yr1Y
No, lobbyists shouldn’t be raising money for elections
@97KSZBQ1yr1Y
Yes, but we also need reform for more transparency and enforcement of FARA.
@96J2MQ72yrs2Y
No, and make all elections publicly funded
@LiamHal786386402yrs2Y
Ban all forms of lobbying
@8V6TLWM3yrs3Y
No, ban all forms of lobbying
@8P4HXB53yrs3Y
No, and establish public funding of elections.
@8CRXL5L4yrs4Y
Get rid of all foreign lobbying.
@8G2ZM5B4yrs4Y
Routed in our own countries interest, and not of others.
@8FWB97Q4yrs4Y
Only if they are russian
@8DWSBNQ4yrs4Y
Not enough knowledge about this
@8DPD3CN4yrs4Y
No, the elections affect American citizens therefore foreigners should not have the right to interfere
@8DM7V594yrs4Y
No, but allow individual foreign donations
@8DKDW3L4yrs4Y
Yes, but there should be some type of way to filter certain reasoning for the backing of a candidate non of which can be connected to personal capital or
@8D995VW4yrs4Y
No, and all elections should be publicly funded.
@9L7N2XG3wks3W
No and they should never influence politicians because the American government is served by the interests of its citizens.
@9KWD3FL1mo1MO
No, foreigners should not be allowed to buy influence and lobbying should be made illegal. As in, serve prison time. A long time. Not just a slap on the wrist, or a fine to pay. But serving actual, hard time. No first offenders act.
@9KVP56LLibertarian1mo1MO
No, foreign interests should have no influence in American politics as well as any foreign interest in American political support being made public knowledge
@9KLCVDR1mo1MO
Yes, but only after completing a strict vetting process to ensure no conflict of interest and to prevent corruption
Deleted2mos2MO
Both Yes and No, as long as all donations are public knowledge to ensure there is no conflict of interest; foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians.
@9JZR5D4Republican2mos2MO
No, only citizens (whether natural-born or naturalized) who are natural persons (no corporations, PACs, unions or lobbyist groups) should be allowed to donate.
@9JXNVY52mos2MO
Yes, but under certain restrictions to ensure that the donating party is not trying to promote a weak or corrupt candidate.
@9JT9MQR2mos2MO
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@9J43VSX3mos3MO
Yes, as long as all donations are public knowledge, have no conflict of interest, and these donations are limited by value.
@9GKLBL7Independent6mos6MO
I don't really know what a lobbyist is but it is an American election so people from foreign places I feel should not be allowed to raise money.
@9FPKZJXIndependent7mos7MO
No, as this could cause more corruption
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@9F9878N7mos7MO
No, and it should be illegal to accept foreign campaign donations.
@9F3N5VL7mos7MO
No, and the ones masquerading as American-foreign alliances shouldn’t either
@9DZLFNH8mos8MO
It depends on what they are doing with it.
@9DWCC788mos8MO
Doesn't matter, dissolve the government
@9DRQ3JY8mos8MO
Lobbyists should be banned entirely
@9DRHX76 8mos8MO
Lobbying should be illegal, and all campaigns should be publicly funded
@9DR77HZLibertarian8mos8MO
Yes, if they classify as an American citizen
@9DQQ6LH8mos8MO
No, and nobody should be donating to politicians.
@9DL69LZ8mos8MO
I don't understand this question.
@9DK4SG88mos8MO
We can’t be hypocrites. We do our best to try and get foreign officials we want voted in office.
@9DFN5BK8mos8MO
I do not have the knowledge to make an accurate vote.
@9DCZQZ48mos8MO
Not sufficiently well-informed to make a judgement
@9DBLV5J8mos8MO
Yes but only if they are citizens and understand American politics.
@8VGYZK8 8mos8MO
Yes, as long as the entity they're representing isn't receiving money from the US government
@9DB3QRF8mos8MO
No, countries, including ours, should not be bought by foreign influences as this undermines security and stability as a nation
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