Doesn't this sound like an effective grassroots idea to help the general public?
The Lobby School was founded to enable its participants to improve their chances of changing their states' legal environments.
Oh, wait a minute...
A state legislature can either enrich you or impoverish you; it can prevent or permit your actions and those of others. Which are you going to let happen? We can help you get an appropriation or legislation to advance your group’s interests or disadvantage a key competitor. You do not have to accept the status quo.
Who attends their seminars?
Bank of America
All State Insurance Company
California State Automobile Assoc
Costco Wholesalers
GlaxoSmithKline
That went south fast. But why couldn't this be done at the grassroots level, for ordinary citizens, at ordinary citizen cost? This thing costs $525 - a corporate price structure, obviously. Why couldn't somebody put something together for $50, and run it out of the "adult education" programs that communities around the country provide?