Lots of people hurting now. We're aching for relief, not this crap.

/where's my shoe.

Is this guy related to Blagojevich?

Which party ?

Maybe we need a law were any contribution or gift of any sort over a certain size to any politician made you ineligible to do business with their level of government.

Arguably it would restrict the freedom of speech of those who wished to do business with the government but maybe putting your money where your mouth is shouldn't be a quid pro quo situation.

Arguably it would just mean politicians are bribed by more people for less money but maybe that's as close to democracy as we can realistically get.

Arguably it would just mean better hidden bribes but maybe the act of hiding would offer extra deterrent and extra opportunities to prosecute wrong doers.

Arguably I can't make up my mind but maybe I'm just an idiot.

atlanta_ufo: Which party ?

You wouldn't know from reading the article. Must be a Democrat.

"Maybe we need a law were any contribution or gift of any sort over a certain size to any politician made you ineligible to do business with their level of government."

Maybe. Or maybe we just need less politicians.

atlanta_ufo: Which party ?

Democrat, if you don't remember her from the bra stuffing incident you should still be able to google her pretty quickly.

GoSlash27: "Maybe we need a law were any contribution or gift of any sort over a certain size to any politician made you ineligible to do business with their level of government."

Maybe. Or maybe we just need less politicians.

Fewer politicians with less money to spend would be easier to keep an eye on.
I'm certainly willing to cut all government activity that doesn't benefit me directly.

The sordid affairs of local politics!

In before 'democrat'. Oops nevermind.

PirateFreedom: bra stuffing incident

I did a GIS. The incident seems to have been captured digitally. Also, she's black. She can't possibly have done anything wrong...

The annoying thing about the "it's only coincidence" type stuff is that it leaves out critical information.

Did everyone who helped pay off the debt get rich from a government contract?

Did everyone who got rich from a government contract help pay off the debt?

If you answered no to either of these question, it may actually be a coincidence.

PirateFreedom: Maybe we need a law were any contribution or gift of any sort over a certain size to any politician made you ineligible to do business with their level of government.

Arguably it would restrict the freedom of speech of those who wished to do business with the government but maybe putting your money where your mouth is shouldn't be a quid pro quo situation.

Arguably it would just mean politicians are bribed by more people for less money but maybe that's as close to democracy as we can realistically get.

Arguably it would just mean better hidden bribes but maybe the act of hiding would offer extra deterrent and extra opportunities to prosecute wrong doers.

Arguably I can't make up my mind but maybe I'm just an idiot.

We just passed one in Colorado last election:

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The unions are pissed... figures.

Halliburton.


/Both parties do this shiat. People on Fark are selectively enraged, depending on whether their party is the one doing it.
//"But my party is TOTALLY justified doing this because blah blah blah......"

Aexia: The annoying thing about the "it's only coincidence" type stuff is that it leaves out critical information.

Did everyone who helped pay off the debt get rich from a government contract?

Did everyone who got rich from a government contract help pay off the debt?

If you answered no to either of these question, it may actually be a coincidence.

The trolls would like you to stop ruining their whargarbl with your logic.

Steve Zodiac: Halliburton.


/Both parties do this shiat. People on Fark are selectively enraged, depending on whether their party is the one doing it.
//"But my party is TOTALLY justified doing this because blah blah blah......"

Agreed.. thought that was how politics always worked... So what's new?