Is lobbying just legalized corruption?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is lobbying just legalized corruption?". Your opponent's style: Frederick Douglass

Yes

You're dodging. "Yes" to what—that lobbying is corruption? That assumes the premise without defending it. If every attempt to influence policy is corruption, then voting itself is corruption. So what's your actual argument here?

Lobbying

You just named the thing, not argued it. Here's what actually matters: lobbying includes nonprofits, unions, and citizens' groups—not just corporations. Are they all "legalized corruption" too, or does corruption only count when you dislike who's talking?

Yes

Then you're saying environmental groups lobbying for clean air are corrupt. That's indefensible. Either define what makes lobbying corrupt or admit the real problem is *whose* interests you trust, not lobbying itself.