The history of this institution demonstrates the need for eternal vigilance to ensure that lobbyists do not abuse their role, that lobbying is carried on publicly with full publicity, and that the interests of all citizens are heard without giving special ear to the best organized and most lavishly funded.

-Senator Robert Byrd,"Lobbyists"

Does the growing number of interest groups support Byrd's conclusion? Give your answer in the form of a brief paragraph

The probable answer for this question is yes, the growing number of interest groups or lobbyists, as they are called in politics, are continuously growing. Lobbyist groups not only represent big businesses in the country but rather other respectable folks that want their pleas to be heard. Though it may seem that lobbying is happening in the open, these people just want to get the enough support for the cause of their groups. These groups can be affiliated with churches, senior citizen groups, universities, among others.

Senator Byrd's conclusion is strongly supported by the rising number of interest groups. With more groups involved in lobbying and more money being spent to fund those efforts, Byrd's call for open, ethical practices will need to be enforced all the more. The increased presence of organizations that actively lobby fuels Byrd's concern that fairness and balance in government will be compromised and that individual voices could be drowned out by "lavishly funded" interest groups.