QUESTION
Why could there not be similar lobbying restrictions for paid political consultants and fundraisers on former colleagues?
2:06:33
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Paul Ryan suggests such restrictions would likely face strict legal scrutiny as an untested approach, and regulating known lobbyists' activities would be more constitutionally defensible.
- He states he is unaware of any jurisdiction implementing restrictions on political consultants lobbying former colleagues
- Ryan indicates enacting such restrictions would likely face litigation under strict scrutiny from courts
- He argues there is an easier path by regulating the known universe of lobbyists' activities
- Ryan cites difficulty in winning such legal challenges as reason to pursue more defensible lobbying regulations
Lincoln Restler
2:06:33
The We do have post employment restrictions in place currently for who, you know, as as quite graciously testified today that have been in place for decades in New York City for whom for that are limitations imposed on what former colleagues you're allowed to lobby.
2:06:58
Why could there not be similar restrictions for paid political consultants and fundraisers on former colleagues that they are permitted to lobby.
Paul Ryan
2:07:12
My fundamental point is that that would be an untested approach.
2:07:15
I don't know of any jurisdiction that does it quite that way, and that it would likely, if enacting and then challenge, be subject to strict scrutiny, litigated some of these cases, and and I know from experience those cases are very difficult to win.
2:07:30
And I think there's an easier way, which is to use as your starting point the the known universe of lobbyists and to regulate their activity.
2:07:37
So it's, you know, it's more predictive on my part of what type of analysis the courts would apply, what type of scrutiny in.
2:07:44
If there is an easier road and a more defensible road constitutionally, and struggling to see
Lincoln Restler
2:07:49
a downside in taking them.
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