that the impact of lobbyists and the media upon the different branches of government represents a positive influence upon intergovernmental relations?...

Do you believe that the impact of lobbyists and the media upon the different branches of government represents a positive influence upon intergovernmental relations? What steps, if any, would you take to regulate the behavior of lobbyists and the media? Do you agree, as does the United States Supreme Court, that lobbyists and the media have a First Amendment right to inject themselves into the public policy process?