Very Special Interest Groups

March, 2004

Nine Odd Lobbies that you Haven't Heard of -- yetAmerican League of LobbyistsWhat is it? A lobby for lobbyists, the league refers to its 600 members as "citizen representatives." Its favorite amendment is the first, which provides the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.Current issues: ALL has asked that the easy access to the Capitol that lobbyists had prior to September 11 be restored. Before the attacks, lobbyists needed only to flash their building access car...