10 things I would do if i were president: #10-Making Lobbying illegal in the nation's capital

Some would call me crazy for even suggesting this, but let's face the facts: today, far too much of our policy and law making comes from lobbyist's who represent large corporations and special interests groups trying to force through and/or write specific legislation which benefits who they represent and only who they represent. That's right, if you didn't know it now you do: Lobbyist's, PAC's and special interests groups can write and propose legislation. In reality everyone has the power and ability to write and propose legislation at any level of government, that Lobbyist's have the access to our elected Federal officials and the abuse to which they use their influence in the 21st century makes my blood boil. Most often, the sluggish and poor performance of our elected Federal Senate and House of Representative members is a result of the influence of Lobbyists. They clog the works by hounding these elected officials through implied threats (of turning the electorate against them) or implied monetary donations to party and personal campaigns (often called "soft" money). It wasn't that long ago that a cap was put on these so called soft donations in a small effort to curb the influence of Lobbyist's on Congress, but, based on their performance and laws they have passed in recent years, this effort has failed miserably. Although the U.S. Constitution makes no specific mention of Lobbyists, the right to Lobby was tried in the early 19th century in the Supreme court and found to be Constitutionally legal under the wording of the 1st Amendment to what we know of as the Bill of Rights. Legal or not, Lobbyists are a major problem that average everyday citizens of the U.S.A. have to deal with every time Congress attempts to pass legislation. Their influence (and interference) is so entrenched that newly elected official to our Federal branches of government are actually introduced on a first name basis to the most well known of these lobbyists when they reach Washington D.C...I don't deny for one minute that Lobbying has a place in our political system, my problem with Lobbying is that it is conducted in Washington D.C. If you have ever read the Federalist or Anti Federalist papers, then you may recall that the intention of our Founding Fathers was that Lobbying would be a tool utilized by businesses and private citizens to inform Congress as to how the electorate at large feels regarding any given bill being considered in Washington D.C. Of course, Lobbying today is nowhere near what our Founding Fathers imagined it to be, and now it is such a problem that it is (based on my own independent research) the single biggest reason why people in our country feel "disconnected" from the people which they elect to represent them in Washington D.C. But you can't make it illegal right? No, you can't, and that is not exactly what I would do. I would propose legislation which prohibits Lobbying in the nation's capital-even it it went so far as to to require amending the U.S. Constitution. I have no problem with Lobbying and Lobbyist's at the local and state level because that is where they belong and that is where their abilities would best serve the general populace-not in Washington D.C. where, instead of informing, they influence and clog up the political "machine" to the point that our Federal Government becomes ineffective when it needs to run like a finely tuned machine during times of crisis...Is this a drastic or unrealistic goal if I were president? Probably, but it would not be something I would campaign on, it would simply be an idea I would try to spread through our capital and the nation as a whole, in an effort to reign in the ridiculous influence which these select few people hold over our Congressional representatives.