All it does is require lobbyists to disclose their business before the public's representatives, and it's important that the public knows everything that is going on.
Disclosure is vital to the free flow of information.
Religious groups are excluded from pending lobby-disclosure proposals, yet no one asserts that religious groups do not have tremendous influence on the federal government. By providing disclosure of who is funding lobbying campaigns and in what amounts, the bill will increase public understanding of who is influencing government decision-making, thereby increasing public confidence in Congress. There are some unconstitutional aspects of the legislation. Over 40 years ago in the Harriss case, the Supreme Court upheld Congress's right to require limited disclosure of the activities of paid, professional lobbyists. The government's interest in avoiding the appearance of corruption that is created by lobbyists acting totally in secret is sufficient to justify the small, indirect burden on First Amendment rights created by the legislation now under consideration.