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Sources: Various polling organizations; presented in Ladd and Bowman, Attitudes Toward the Environment, table 17, p. 46; for 1995 and 1996, author’s compilation of polling data. From Social Movement to Public Interest Organizations 35 ment as their most important issue. Interestingly, those stating that the environment was their primary concern, split more evenly by partisan affiliation than in the presidential elections presented, with 55 percent choosing the Democratic congressional candidate in their district and 44 percent choosing the Republican candidate.
Since its inception, Congress and the courts have managed to provide some concrete parameters to this regulation. ” Federal courts in Haswell v. S. 500 F2d 1133 (1974) have clarified the issue by defining which activities did not constitute lobbying activities. The court ruled that “technical advice or assistance” and “nonpartisan analysis, study, or research” does not constitute lobbying only when the organization receives a “specific written request” for such information. , they are able to lobby Congress and the executive branch on a full-time basis.
Sources: Various polling organizations; presented in Ladd and Bowman, Attitudes Toward the Environment, table 17, p. 46; for 1995 and 1996, author’s compilation of polling data. From Social Movement to Public Interest Organizations 35 ment as their most important issue. Interestingly, those stating that the environment was their primary concern, split more evenly by partisan affiliation than in the presidential elections presented, with 55 percent choosing the Democratic congressional candidate in their district and 44 percent choosing the Republican candidate.