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THE CONGRESSIONAL SLUSH FUND (Original Post) geefloyd46 Oct 2013 OP
It's payoffs. Madmiddle Oct 2013 #1
Until/unless dotymed Oct 2013 #2
What a very slanted biased report fasttense Oct 2013 #3
We need to move these people back to their states or districts where A Simple Game Oct 2013 #4
IT WOULD BE A STEP FORWARD TO ACTUALLY TALK TO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE SO CALLED CROOKS, NO? drynberg Oct 2013 #5
This thing sure has you fired up. GO GET 'EM!! marble falls Oct 2013 #6
 

Madmiddle

(459 posts)
1. It's payoffs.
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 07:11 AM
Oct 2013

Bribery by lobbyist will corrupt these creeps in DC even worse than they already are. It's know wonder they are out of touch with the rest of the people of the United States. It's by design!!

dotymed

(5,610 posts)
2. Until/unless
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 07:54 AM
Oct 2013

All money is removed (besides their pay which dwarfs most of their constituents) from politics, we will never have Congress people

representing their average constituents.

Damn, EVERYONE knows this, yet "we" allow it to continue. Citizens United was equivalent to a nuclear bomb in D.C.

Yes, the greedy always find a way around the rules but C.U. legalized the bribery.
Can we pressure "OUR CONGRESS" to legislate C.U. away? Not unless we fight for it.

Pack the Supremes if still possible.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
3. What a very slanted biased report
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 08:37 AM
Oct 2013

Notice how the worse offenders named were ALL Democrats? Really, NO RepubliCONS were dipping in? Oh and they named a RepubliCON who supposedly has a bill to control campaign financing with NO co-sponsors. Really, a RepubliCON?

Notice how we must feel sorry for the lobbyists, rich men and corporations who are all FORCED to donate to buy politicians. Poor, poor rich corporations, so abused.

Notice how the Supreme Court's numerous disastrous decisions on campaign finance reform never, ever, gets mentioned. In fact he said it 2 times that no one is regulation this which of course is Pure BS, since the Dancing Supremes have all stepped on themselves to make decisions about campaign financing.

Yes, campaign financing is run amok but rich men whining about having to pay into a system they created, they pushed the Supreme Court into ruling over, is absurd.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
4. We need to move these people back to their states or districts where
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 09:53 AM
Oct 2013

their constituents can keep an eye on them.

There is no longer a need for these people to be in Washington more than a few days a year.

drynberg

(1,648 posts)
5. IT WOULD BE A STEP FORWARD TO ACTUALLY TALK TO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE SO CALLED CROOKS, NO?
Tue Oct 22, 2013, 10:23 AM
Oct 2013

Y'know, investigative journalism instead of "ain't it a shame" handwringing that appears just helpless to greater evil forces...

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