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Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by ryandvm on Thursday July 28, 2022 @02:45PM (#32268560)
Because the corporations would no longer have a record that a politician actually voted in their favor. They would be donating to campaigns based on rhetoric alone. Therefor the representatives would have no incentive for voting anything but their conscience.

(Obviously disclosing your cryptographic vote receipt to a donor would be forbidden.)

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Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by nicoburns on Thursday July 28, 2022 @03:04PM (#32268790)
Yes, but this would also apply to the electorate. Voters would have no record around what a politician actually voted for either. Which would seem to be hugely problematic for a system of representative democracy.
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