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Re:Congress took $101M in donations from the ISP industry by sorrymate on Monday December 11, 2017 @02:17PM (#15899475)
Money is a pretty good predictor of who will win elections. The idea is that Congress is constantly seeking re-election. And because campaigning is so expensive (TV ads, signage, events, staff etc...). You gain influence by either changing the laws, or changing the congressional representative. You do this by donating to those candidates that will favor the ISP providers cause. And because money has such a large impact on who wins elections, by donating more to ISP sympathizers, you gain influence.

Its not that the congress members are looking at who specifically donated. Rather its the other way around. ISP companies pick a pony and bet on their horse.

Money wins elections: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/money-pretty-good-pred...

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Re:Congress took $101M in donations from the ISP industry by gjem97 on Monday December 11, 2017 @02:45PM (#15899708)
That makes sense, but it is certainly the opposite of the narrative that is advanced in pieces like this: that the compliance of a given representative is purchased with dollars. But I guess what you're saying is that the compliance of the congress as a whole is what matters.
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