How dignified of Rick Scott, who was able to grift the public for one of the biggest fraud schemes in history well before taking political office (instead of after).
BluWake on
Ok, but how about “Senators introduce ban on ~~lawmakers becoming~~ lobbyists”
IAmMOANAAA on
A friend of mine shared a website to make it easier to read bills and track who sponsors, supporters, and is against bills if anyone is interested.
Anyone who picked up those HPE calls cheap a few days ago probably pretty happy now.
cowboygwe on
Need to get rid of all lobbyist, it’s just more grift and bribery
rat_penis on
Performative. They do this every so often to show that “we hear you and we care”. They make all sorts of announcements at the start but when it gets voted down there’s not a peep.
karateprom1 on
Get this passed before fetterman leaves office
limbodog on
They already have a work-around for this. They get hired as “Chief People Officers” or some other bullshit. They still do the same thing a lobbyist does tho’.
rounder55 on
Sounds good but lawmakers will just join boards or as consultants and appoint lobbyists
We need money out of politics which of course won’t happen but it’s beyond needed
solarpowerzm on
Oh wow, Rick Scott and Elizabeth Warren teaming up to “shut the revolving door”, how adorable. The guy who made his fortune defrauding Medicare and the senator who’s taken more Wall Street cash than most lobbyists suddenly want to pass a bill that would fine former lawmakers up to $50 k per violation or slap them with up to five years in jail if they try to lobby after leaving office. Cute, except the same people who profit from the status quo are the ones who’ll decide whether it even gets a committee vote.
If they were serious about cleaning up the swamp, they’d ban members from trading individual stocks, enforce real‑time disclosure of any meetings with interest groups, and actually enforce the existing ethics rules. The only thing more predictable than their bipartisan grandstanding is watching these two act like earnest reformers while they happily serve as the fascist bootlickers for the very corporate and oligarchic interests they claim to oppose.
westergames81 on
Personally, I’d rather they add term limits first. Let them be senator for eight years and then become a lobbyist, idc.
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How dignified of Rick Scott, who was able to grift the public for one of the biggest fraud schemes in history well before taking political office (instead of after).
Ok, but how about “Senators introduce ban on ~~lawmakers becoming~~ lobbyists”
A friend of mine shared a website to make it easier to read bills and track who sponsors, supporters, and is against bills if anyone is interested.
https://www.govroll.com/
They can just be like Stacy Garrity and lobby without ever registering.
https://whyy.org/articles/stacy-garrity-lobbying-work-pennsylvania-governor-race/
Anyone who picked up those HPE calls cheap a few days ago probably pretty happy now.
Need to get rid of all lobbyist, it’s just more grift and bribery
Performative. They do this every so often to show that “we hear you and we care”. They make all sorts of announcements at the start but when it gets voted down there’s not a peep.
Get this passed before fetterman leaves office
They already have a work-around for this. They get hired as “Chief People Officers” or some other bullshit. They still do the same thing a lobbyist does tho’.
Sounds good but lawmakers will just join boards or as consultants and appoint lobbyists
We need money out of politics which of course won’t happen but it’s beyond needed
Oh wow, Rick Scott and Elizabeth Warren teaming up to “shut the revolving door”, how adorable. The guy who made his fortune defrauding Medicare and the senator who’s taken more Wall Street cash than most lobbyists suddenly want to pass a bill that would fine former lawmakers up to $50 k per violation or slap them with up to five years in jail if they try to lobby after leaving office. Cute, except the same people who profit from the status quo are the ones who’ll decide whether it even gets a committee vote.
If they were serious about cleaning up the swamp, they’d ban members from trading individual stocks, enforce real‑time disclosure of any meetings with interest groups, and actually enforce the existing ethics rules. The only thing more predictable than their bipartisan grandstanding is watching these two act like earnest reformers while they happily serve as the fascist bootlickers for the very corporate and oligarchic interests they claim to oppose.
Personally, I’d rather they add term limits first. Let them be senator for eight years and then become a lobbyist, idc.