ABOUT THAT “SEX LOBBYING” LAW

SHOULD LAWMAKERS HAVE TO DISCLOSE WHEN THEY HAVE SEX WITH LOBBYISTS?

There are three types of lobbyists: Those who get ahead on the strength of their issues and arguments … those who sleep their way to the top … and those who do a little of both.

We know lobbyists at the state and federal level who fall into all three categories …

It’s been said that everything is about sex … expect sex, which is about power.

But what about “power sex” – i.e. lobbyists who sleep with lawmakers (or other government officials) in an effort to get them to vote (or rule) a certain way? Should such arrangements be disclosed?

That’s the subject of a proposed Missouri law …

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