Elected representatives, especially those holding policy decisions should avoid participating in lobbying for interest groups.
Conflicts of interest
Represent my electorate?
Or the elite business interests?
Weak Disclosure rules
Voter weigh in?
Tighten the noose?
Ethics Overhaul Package, signed by Rick Perry
Implementation?
save time
make info
interesting
easier to remember
Special Interest Donations
Religious group
People with disability