How Is Change Influenced Law Reform
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There are several reasons and methods for changing laws. Reasons include evolving social values, societal changes, technological advances, community protection, and rights access. Change is influenced both formally through government bodies like parliamentary committees and royal commissions, and informally through media, political parties, pressure groups, and individuals. Methods to influence change include demonstrations, defiance, petitions, lobbying, media engagement, and private members' bills. For example, pressure groups may lobby parliamentary committees to propose bills addressing their issues.
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Public opinion concerning policy issues.
During my reading this week public opinion seemed to live or die by volume in terms of its effectiveness. A large group that is united in it's opinion on a topic can push change, but a large group broken up into several smaller opinion groups can cause a slow down in policy setting by voicing different ideas, concerns, and options. Kingdon pointed out that public opinion is usually “rarely well enough formed to directly affect an involved debate among policy specialists over which alternative should be seriously considered” (Kingdon, 2003, p 66). I can see how public opinion can be both informative and confusing for public officials at the same time.
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This is a prime example of what public opinion can do when the people are able to agree on a policy change. The vote in Ireland was years, likely decades, in the making and there were political, activist, and public groups on both sides of the argument working to forward their agendas and ideas. I feel that public opinion was a huge factor in carrying the yes vote.
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This website has the remarks by President Obama about the Disclose Act. This act would force corporate political advertisers to disclose where they get their funding during the time when their special interests were campaigning. Although this is generally not about the process of public policy I felt like it is a good example of limiting interest groups of their influence and to what extent the limit has impact. Peters discusses this idea when he states how important access to the political process and influence is to interest groups and when limited conflict between the two can arise (170-171). Ideas of corporatism are also within this example. Corporatism restricts the number on interest groups involved in the policy process (171).
http://www.c-span.org/video/?65467-1/policy-media-strategies (Links to an external site.)
One of the most powerful ways interest groups influence public policy is going straight to the public. Interest groups go out to neighborhoods and businesses or hold forums to spread the word on the topic at hand. Another popular way with interest groups to reach the public is with marches. Protests are also used by interest groups to get their point across. These actions are in Peters’ book where he states that things causing conflict, such as the possibility with protests or marches, are what will bring light to policy needs and potential solutions (174-175). The website is a video on C-Span on how interest groups and politicians try to get support from the public.
Julio
WK 2 Websites Discussion
Topics: Influence of interest groups on public policy & Government regulation of business
Website #1 presents a government agency’s tool developed to assist the public in dealing with business related regulation.
https://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/starting-managing-busine ...
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Public opinion concerning policy issues.
During my reading this week public opinion seemed to live or die by volume in terms of its effectiveness. A large group that is united in it's opinion on a topic can push change, but a large group broken up into several smaller opinion groups can cause a slow down in policy setting by voicing different ideas, concerns, and options. Kingdon pointed out that public opinion is usually “rarely well enough formed to directly affect an involved debate among policy specialists over which alternative should be seriously considered” (Kingdon, 2003, p 66). I can see how public opinion can be both informative and confusing for public officials at the same time.
When considering situations where public opinion succeeded in swaying public policy and/ or sent a clear message- Ireland's vote to amend their constitution and approve same sex marriage came to mind. This historic moment occurred on May 23, 2015 and it is the first time a nation has legalized same sex marriage through a popular vote. Social media was used heavily by people on both sides leading up to the vote. I feel that this is a good example of the public voicing a desire for change, spreading their message to gain support, and following through in large numbers. In terms of influencing change with political leaders, Ireland's Minister for Health Leo Varadkar revealed that he was gay for the first time during the campaign.
This is a prime example of what public opinion can do when the people are able to agree on a policy change. The vote in Ireland was years, likely decades, in the making and there were political, activist, and public groups on both sides of the argument working to forward their agendas and ideas. I feel that public opinion was a huge factor in carrying the yes vote.
You can watch a news video about the vote here:
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