Posted on 05/26/2023 3:58:58 AM PDT by Kaiser8408a
Damn! I was hoping to read at least one good story today. Now I’m sick!
Good post, I was thinking the same. Especially after listening to MTG the other day. They are not phased.
Big donor class should be shut out, by requiring that ALL POLITICAL DONATIONS BE ANONYMOUS. You can’t buy/sell influence if the seller does not know who is buying.
Americans should be permitted to donate to any party or candidate they choose, any amount they wish. That’s FREEDOM.
But purchasing an outcome renders it bribery, a crime. Any attempt to discover who donated by the recipient or any informing of the recipient who the donor was should be punished as a bribery offense.
An alternative approach would be to require legislators to recuse themselves from voting on any issue where they have received significant contributions—whether corporate, organized labor, environmental, non-profit etc.
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