How can a special interest group have a positive role in politics?

Answer 1

A special interest group can have a positive role in any democratic nation's political structure. Generally speaking a special interest group is a group of people with a specific issue they believe can help the political situation of a nation. Usually their scope is narrow. The group must however have some support in for example in a legislative branch of government. At one time in the US, some people believed that candidates for public office were too dependent on private funding to run their election campaigns. A special interest group saw the danger in this and at one time, laws were past that granted Federal candidates for office to receive government funds if the candidates met certain requirements. After a long battle, Federal financing became a method to not make private donors the sole source of an election campaign. This legislation no longer exists but in its time, it was deemed an appropriate way to help the democratic election process avoid too much private influence.