Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for elections?

No, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians

Yes

Yes, as long as all donations are public knowledge to ensure there is no conflict of interest

No, all forms of lobbying should be banned.

The ethics of foreign lobbyists are unethical and lobbyists should be banned, And Lobbying undermines democracy.

No, Lobbying should be banned.

No, and nobody should be donating to politicians.

No, lobbyists shouldn’t be raising money for elections

Foreign lobbyist that operate in the United States should be Investigated based upon their country of origin, the industry or profession they represent, and if they have a history of criminality or corruption. It should also be noted that American politicians are not adherence to foreigners But they are adherence to American citizens, and this must be reinforced and reminded at all times that the needs of American citizens come before the needs of foreigners.

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having any foreign influence in our politics could leave a negative impact on how we function as a people/country.

No, and severely punish and ban AIPAC, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians

No, for the sake of national security and combating potential treason and terrorism, foreign lobbyists should be banned from raising money for US elections

Federal law prohibits contributions, donations, expenditures(including independent expenditures) and disbursements solicited, directed, received or made directly or indirectly by or from foreign nationals in connection with any federal, state or local election.

Yes, but there should be a time frame that they have resided in the U.S. before they can do this to avoid influences on elections by outside governments.

No; and any candidate or associate of a candidate for an American election that knowingly and willingly conspires with a foreign entity to receive funds for their election or to manipulate election results must be immediately investigated and indicted for likely subversive activities.

public funding for campaigns. 2 Candidates. One fundraises 5 million more than the other. The lesser of the two gets the difference between what they raised through their own efforts. The race is to see who is the best candidate not who has the most wealth donors.

Yes, as long as the entity they're representing isn't receiving money from the US government

No, and abolish corporate lobbying

Yes, but said foreign entities must conform to paralleled limit amounts and publication of domestic corporations.

Yes of course they are people and banning them is highly racist. Also encourage socialist and democratic principles.

No, If they have an issue with the US, they should take it before the UN

Yes, as long as they are an ally

No, lobbying should not exist

Depends on the country.

No. Because although who is in a place of importance in the U.S is important to foreign places, the most important is to the U.S citizens and there should be complete unbiased to the people running for those roles.

I would have to be something people are aware of that is going on and that they are gauged for the influence

Absolutely not. I don't believe lobbying should be legal at all. Those who lobby to pass laws do not do it in the interest of the citizens; they do it to further their own. And the laws that they lobby to pass are often harmful.

Yes, but it should be an anonymous donation so the money can still help with whatever it is donated for but hold no upper hand or affiliation to who or what the money is going too

Yes, but must strictly restrict the amount and origins and make sure no more than 10% of the domestic amounts

All donations for politicians should should have their source and amount be easily and publicly accessible

No due to the fact that they could say that they are raising money for them yet it is just for themselves.

If need to learn more before weighting in. My instinct is that it should be permitted, but limited in size, with extensive reporting and disclosures ensuring that it's never used as a back channel. If that id too hard or too big a risk to adequately safeguard against, then A ban sounds ok to me.

It ticks me off that people are so cowardly as to collapse to bribery. Outside influence should have no power over what we do. So it is to the shame of our own cowardly candidates that would cave to bribery. The short answer… it shouldn’t matter.

Yes, they are allowed to, however, it would be more patriotic if we had an American citizen representing them.

Yes, but all donations should go to an equal access fund that splits donations evenly between major candidates.

Yes, but as long as they are not just raising money for themselves. If they say they are raising it for a certain person it actually needs to go to that person.

I don't think this question is clear enough. Foreign interests in our elections is a red line that must not be crossed. However, when it comes to a foreign lobbyist fundraising in the US for a US election, it's a bit of a gray area—it's just business. Transparency is key here; the public should know who's contributing and why. Money shouldn't buy our politicians' favor, and Americans deserve to know the origins of every dollar that enters the political arena.

foreigners have no rights in our country and shouldn't have rights,they need to stay in their own country

No, to prevent corruption, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of politicians. That applies to Americans as well.

No, the federal government should not spend taxpayer money on this. American lobbyists should not be allowed to raise money for foreign elections, either. Foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of politicians.

No, absolutely not! In fact all lobbying and lobbyists should be abolished. Starting with the foreign lobby. Foreign powers or interests should hold ZERO affect over the actions of the senators and representatives of the government. Period.

No, and it is the government's responsibility to set limits on this issue. Foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians.

I don't think this question is clear enough... foreign interests should not influence our elections... but a foreign lobbyist raising money in the US for a US election seems okay... just a job.

Yes, as long as all donations are limited and public knowledge to ensure there is no conflict of interest

Only individuals should be allowed to contribute to elections. But they should be public information.

Yes, but only as long as the money won’t be used as a way to buy the influence of our politicians and US citizens know who and where the money comes from.

I believe if Candidates want money from foreigners then there should be no debate about weather they could vote, run for president,etc. if you can accept/want their money we could accept them as people

Yes as long as all donations are public knowledge to ensure there is no conflict of interest and it did exceed more than 30 percent of the total amount of the politicians campaigning.

America should not have elections. A king should be chosen by lottery, or by succession of the firstborn son.

this issue has always been irrelevant as it speaks to the ethics of the candidate receiving the funds, not to the donor

Definitely no! I pray to God that you are able to see what I wrote about foreign bribery and what it has already done to our nation. Please we can not allow bribery and stay free. We have already lost our liberty to our enemies the Chinese.

No and they should never influence politicians because the American government is served by the interests of its citizens.

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.

No, foreign interests should have no influence in American politics as well as any foreign interest in American political support being made public knowledge

Yes, but only after completing a strict vetting process to ensure no conflict of interest and to prevent corruption

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.

No, only citizens (whether natural-born or naturalized) who are natural persons (no corporations, PACs, unions or lobbyist groups) should be allowed to donate.

Yes, but under certain restrictions to ensure that the donating party is not trying to promote a weak or corrupt candidate.

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Yes, as long as all donations are public knowledge, have no conflict of interest, and these donations are limited by value.

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.

No, as this could cause more corruption

Lobbyists no lobbying

No, and it should be illegal to accept foreign campaign donations.

No, and the ones masquerading as American-foreign alliances shouldn’t either

It depends on what they are doing with it.

Doesn't matter, dissolve the government

Lobbyists should be banned entirely

Lobbying should be illegal, and all campaigns should be publicly funded

Yes, if they classify as an American citizen

I don't understand this question.

We can’t be hypocrites. We do our best to try and get foreign officials we want voted in office.

I do not have the knowledge to make an accurate vote.

Not sufficiently well-informed to make a judgement

Yes but only if they are citizens and understand American politics.

No, countries, including ours, should not be bought by foreign influences as this undermines security and stability as a nation

No these Lobbyists could be of enemy countries

There should be a limit on how much a political party can gain from foreign lobbyists through donations.

I don't see anything wrong with it if they have or are trying to gain citizenship or plan to reside in the U.S.

Lobbying is bad

No, ban all forms of lobbying

Yes, but we also need reform for more transparency and enforcement of FARA.

Ban lobbying

Ban all forms of lobbying

No, and make all elections publicly funded

No, foreign individuals should not have any influence in the US political system elections and should have no input financially or otherwise.

No, and make all donations public knowledge

Get rid of all foreign lobbying.

No, and establish public funding of elections.

No, and lobbying altogether needs to be banned.

I don’t really know what this mean but I mean if it’s a positive Impact then yeah

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No this would make public loose its confidence in government.

No, foreign interests should not be able to buy the influence of our politicians THEY ARE NOT CITIZENS therefore have NO SKIN in the game. These are OUR REPRESENTATIVE EMPLOYEES!

No, and all lobbying should be banned

Yes, as long as they are long-term residents of the US.

All lobbying should be banned.