It obviously depends on the interest groups, but in most
cases they hope to influence lawmakers to act favorably when it comes to their
particular interest. There are groups that try to get lawmakers to get rid of
regulations they think lower their profits or add ones that protect profits, there have
been examples of lobbyists and interest groups writing laws and then getting lawmakers
to sponsor them in Congress.
Interest groups also hope to
influence lawmakers in more subtle ways. Recently some Tea-Party interest groups hoped
that lawmakers might not agree to raise the debt ceiling in order to bring about a
government default or some dire consequence, hoping that this would in the long run be a
good thing and help to shrink government.
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