1. You are not a lawmaker.
2. Seeking out expertise is a paragon of making wise choices. Seeking out moneyed interests is not.
2. Seeking out expertise is a paragon of making wise choices. Seeking out moneyed interests is not.
If you were to pass legislation about crash safety for cars, would you not allow input from anyone who knows how cars are manufactured?
Obviously interested parties as well as the general public should be allowed input to the legislative process. However, input should not be solely or even primarily be sought from moneyed interests. The legislature has entire government departments at their disposal and should if need be commission their own research.