Comments on: Who funds small state Senators? http://rc3.org/2009/08/03/who-fund-small-state-senators/ Rafe Colburn on software development (and other topics) Wed, 23 May 2012 22:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bryan http://rc3.org/2009/08/03/who-fund-small-state-senators/comment-page-1/#comment-6271 Bryan Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:43:21 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=9817#comment-6271 <p>Imagine what the Congress would look like if no 'critter were allowed to have a conflict of interest between contributions and committees:</p> <ul> <li><p>No 'critter could accept campaign contributions from any company, industry, or industry PAC/group regulated by his or her committee.</p></li> <li><p>No 'critter or his/her immediate family could invest in any company or industry regulated by or directly affected by the 'critter's committee.</p></li> <li><p>The 'critter would be barred from working in/for any of the aforementioned for ___ years after leaving congress, either as an employee, business owner or consultant.</p></li> <li><p>Violators to be punished by fines <em>AND</em> prison.</p></li> </ul> <p>Not perfect, of course, but at least the foxes would have to dress up better and cluck more convincingly while guarding the henhouse.</p> Imagine what the Congress would look like if no ‘critter were allowed to have a conflict of interest between contributions and committees:

  • No ‘critter could accept campaign contributions from any company, industry, or industry PAC/group regulated by his or her committee.

  • No ‘critter or his/her immediate family could invest in any company or industry regulated by or directly affected by the ‘critter’s committee.

  • The ‘critter would be barred from working in/for any of the aforementioned for ___ years after leaving congress, either as an employee, business owner or consultant.

  • Violators to be punished by fines AND prison.

Not perfect, of course, but at least the foxes would have to dress up better and cluck more convincingly while guarding the henhouse.

]]> By: Jannie Funster http://rc3.org/2009/08/03/who-fund-small-state-senators/comment-page-1/#comment-6269 Jannie Funster Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:37:49 +0000 http://rc3.org/?p=9817#comment-6269 <p>I have NO earthly idea, but it seems a lot of graft does go on, sadly.</p> I have NO earthly idea, but it seems a lot of graft does go on, sadly.

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