Norv Turner: WTF IS WRONG WITH THE MODS TODAY THIS LIKE THE 50TH POLITICS THREAD TODAY

you sound concerned.

Norv Turner: WTF IS WRONG WITH THE MODS TODAY THIS LIKE THE 50TH POLITICS THREAD TODAY

Norv Turner: CapnBlues: Norv Turner: WTF IS WRONG WITH THE MODS TODAY THIS LIKE THE 50TH POLITICS THREAD TODAY

you sound concerned.

no just sick of all the interesting threads getting redlit. How about the article about the russian crew in antartica losing contact for almost the past week

you have totalfark. you can read that to your heart's delight. relax, man. everything's gonna be fine.

Norv Turner: CapnBlues: Norv Turner: CapnBlues: Norv Turner: WTF IS WRONG WITH THE MODS TODAY THIS LIKE THE 50TH POLITICS THREAD TODAY

you sound concerned.

no just sick of all the interesting threads getting redlit. How about the article about the russian crew in antartica losing contact for almost the past week

you have totalfark. you can read that to your heart's delight. relax, man. everything's gonna be fine.

I guess I should stop drinking at work. Sucks when you're hungover and still have an hour to go

sounds like you might have a problem. Take care of yourself, brother.

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Let guess, these rules will be enforced by Congress itself. Pointless posturing. Retired Congressmen are beyond the reach of ethics committees.

Freshman Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) offered an amendment that would require former congressmen to forfeit their federal pension and insurance plans if they become lobbyists after retiring from Capitol Hill. Not to be outdone, freshman Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) offered an amendment that would impose a lifetime ban on lawmakers ever becoming federal lobbyists.

an amendment that would require lawmakers to reveal all mortgage information on every property they own. Another proposal prohibits bonuses to senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

a bill formally making it illegal to trade stocks based on private information obtained from one's position on Capitol Hill.

Holy shiat, I have the biggest ethics boner right now.

Reid said on the Senate floor, begging his colleagues to finalize their amendments. "What am I supposed to do?"

Pass every single goddamned one of them.

GIS for junior paper monkey

Norv Turner: CapnBlues: Norv Turner: CapnBlues: Norv Turner: CapnBlues: Norv Turner: WTF IS WRONG WITH THE MODS TODAY THIS LIKE THE 50TH POLITICS THREAD TODAY

you sound concerned.

no just sick of all the interesting threads getting redlit. How about the article about the russian crew in antartica losing contact for almost the past week

you have totalfark. you can read that to your heart's delight. relax, man. everything's gonna be fine.

I guess I should stop drinking at work. Sucks when you're hungover and still have an hour to go

sounds like you might have a problem. Take care of yourself, brother.

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eh you'd drink too if you were a junior paper monkey

drinking AT WORK is a red flag.

Meh, election year broo ha ha. I figure most people up for re-election are a bit worried about losing their cush little job because the people are restless. We'll see how far this goes.

basemetal: Meh, election year broo ha ha. I figure most people up for re-election are a bit worried about losing their cush little job because the people are restless. We'll see how far this goes.

Congress' approval ratings are far enough in the tank this might actually pass. I'm amazed.

So, does this shiny new ethics law affect all the lawmakers who recently retired to take lobbyist positions, or do they still get to wield their influence in the halls of congress? That is what I'd like to know. No grandfathering lobbyists in on this one.

/one case where ex post facto provisions should not apply

of course they want to be seen as ethical. its an election year.

SilentStrider: of course they want to be seen as ethical. its an election year.

If that bill actually has any teeth, are we really going to complain?

GAT_00: SilentStrider: of course they want to be seen as ethical. its an election year.

If that bill actually has any teeth, are we really going to complain?

Hell NO! I am impressed but honestly looking for the final caveat that says something to the extent of "The aforementioned is invalid on days that end in 'y'."

skullkrusher: Serious Black: skullkrusher: hehe this is pretty awesome. Seriously, how can these farkers be allowed to invest in anything not held by a blind trust?

And the trustees cannot donate to said candidate's campaign fund or lobby the government.

I don't see the need for that restriction

Have you not been watching the Colbert/Stewart performance piece?

skullkrusher: Serious Black: skullkrusher: hehe this is pretty awesome. Seriously, how can these farkers be allowed to invest in anything not held by a blind trust?

And the trustees cannot donate to said candidate's campaign fund or lobby the government.

I don't see the need for that restriction

You do realize House Republicans are pushing the Keystone pipeline solely because they have hundreds of thousands of dollars of their own money tied up in the US government approving the project, right? That they stand to gain massively if they vote it into existence? That members of Congress are allowed access to sensitive information and are legally allowed to use it to their advantage for insider trading? Like, say, they know they've approved a new military contract and before they put out the press release, go buy a couple thousand shares. Totally legal.

Yeah, there's nothing wrong there, not at ALL.

tenpoundsofcheese: a game of "who is more ethical"?

Pelosi ain't going to bother playing.

So are you for a ban on this bullshiat or what?