system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5:Why political lobbying is not illegal.

How is this not the same as bribing people?
gpt
Lobbying is just where you get a person to talk to congressmen so the congressmen know your view and can represent you (as a voter or voters) effectively.

It's the core principle of representative democracy, it would be absurd if it wasn't legal.