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Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by nradov on Thursday July 28, 2022 @03:14PM (#32268905)
You can't reasonably impose employment limits on adult relatives of elected politicians. That would legally be considered a punishment without legal due process. If my sister gets elected to Congress, that's not my problem.
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Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by jdpedrie on Thursday July 28, 2022 @04:36PM (#32269798)
You could with a constitutional amendment, which would absolutely be a requirement for much of the GP proposal.
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