Yeah, it's really well known that AIPAC is a major and maybe the biggest lobbying group in DC. And likely at the local level. Whether one likes it or not, it is the case.
This is very interesting! Thank you for sharing! Ugghh, i hate real estate developers. Generally that is lol. Because so much land gets consumed for uses that are not appropriate if we want to preserve nature and open spaces and wilderness areas. So these are disappointing. But just to show you what i am trying to get at is if you look at the data this way.
You can see the lobby I discussed is actually really big. It's may be somewhat more decentralized than I thought though but you get the drift. Lobbying of any kind really needs to be banned. Citizens not businesses or interest groups should be the only ones allowed to lobby. And presumably that is what representatives are supposed to be but go figure.
Did you know the "Palestinians" also have a lobbyist group and not just one but dozens.
As does China, England, India and every other country that wants the US to do something.
I agree 100% foreign lobbyists should be a no go and are actually by Law supposed to register as such.
In 1938, Congress enacted the Foreign Agents Registration Act ("FARA"), requiring “foreign agents” to register with the Attorney General. As amended over the years, it applies broadly to anyone who acts on behalf of a “foreign principal” to, among other things, influence U.S. policy or public opinion.
In 2024 Israel compared to some of the others is a complete joke and as a country they still don't make the top of the list or even this list but as Jews now there is the power of lobbying.
Not a peep about China from the Israel haters and China is trying to be a global superpower not scratching for a couple of acres and survival.
Have you ever wondered where all the anti-Israel sentiment comes from Nova?
Like everything else we are being bombarded by propaganda.
Ever consider that Saudi Arabia has literally killed several hundred thousand civilians in Yemen and not a peep from the media about it but Israel and Palestine is front and center non-stop.
Now look at who throws the most money around year after year.
As some say follow the money.
On the open secrets list of countries type in Iran and watch what happens.
https://israelpalestinenews.org/aipac-spending-congress-elections/
Ben knows. He just can't stand that we know.
"We would be thrilled with dual loyalty" - Joe Sobran
I can't stand that you know what?
Lugh are you Don Black?
Come on sack up and tell us.
Do you still run around in a dirty sheet and hood?
I don't trust that source to be honest Nova.
Yeah, it's really well known that AIPAC is a major and maybe the biggest lobbying group in DC. And likely at the local level. Whether one likes it or not, it is the case.
They don't lobby. They own.
Well that is even worse!
It's worse than you could ever imagine.
Top and biggest.
No actually not even in the top ten.
How do you know that?
I was listening to a podcast and the podcaster went down the rabbit hole of lobbyists and how utterly uninformed most people are on the subject.
There is a list of the 18 biggest lobbyists in Washington AIPAC is or was at 21.
The list is very eye opening.
https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-spenders?cycle=2024
Lobbying Client Total Spent
National Assn of Realtors $86,385,941
US Chamber of Commerce $76,280,000
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America $31,720,000
American Hospital Assn $28,997,803
American Fuel & Petrochem Manufacturers $27,650,000
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $27,246,300
American Medical Assn $24,782,000
Meta $24,430,000
Business Roundtable $23,400,000
American Chemistry Council $22,330,000
AARP $19,940,000
Amazon.com $19,140,000
Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn $17,552,844
CTIA $17,330,000
Alphabet Inc $14,860,000
NCTA The Internet & Television Assn $14,240,000
General Motors $14,230,000
Comcast Corp $13,931,000
RTX Corp $13,510,000
Altria Group $13,230,000
This is very interesting! Thank you for sharing! Ugghh, i hate real estate developers. Generally that is lol. Because so much land gets consumed for uses that are not appropriate if we want to preserve nature and open spaces and wilderness areas. So these are disappointing. But just to show you what i am trying to get at is if you look at the data this way.
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus?cycle=2024&ind=Q05
You can see the lobby I discussed is actually really big. It's may be somewhat more decentralized than I thought though but you get the drift. Lobbying of any kind really needs to be banned. Citizens not businesses or interest groups should be the only ones allowed to lobby. And presumably that is what representatives are supposed to be but go figure.
Did you know the "Palestinians" also have a lobbyist group and not just one but dozens.
As does China, England, India and every other country that wants the US to do something.
I agree 100% foreign lobbyists should be a no go and are actually by Law supposed to register as such.
In 1938, Congress enacted the Foreign Agents Registration Act ("FARA"), requiring “foreign agents” to register with the Attorney General. As amended over the years, it applies broadly to anyone who acts on behalf of a “foreign principal” to, among other things, influence U.S. policy or public opinion.
https://www.opensecrets.org/fara
In 2024 Israel compared to some of the others is a complete joke and as a country they still don't make the top of the list or even this list but as Jews now there is the power of lobbying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Zionist_organizations_in_the_United_States
Not a peep about China from the Israel haters and China is trying to be a global superpower not scratching for a couple of acres and survival.
Have you ever wondered where all the anti-Israel sentiment comes from Nova?
Like everything else we are being bombarded by propaganda.
Ever consider that Saudi Arabia has literally killed several hundred thousand civilians in Yemen and not a peep from the media about it but Israel and Palestine is front and center non-stop.
Now look at who throws the most money around year after year.
As some say follow the money.
On the open secrets list of countries type in Iran and watch what happens.
WOW. Thank you!
You're welcome! Just imagine if it was me running the DOJ lol 😊.
We could certainly use more focused, fiery citizens in Washington, that's for sure!