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Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by cool_dude85 on Thursday July 28, 2022 @03:56PM (#32269370)
>In particular - they are much less likely to always blindly follow party lines, or corporate wishes, and I think there's value there.

I want the politician I vote for to more or less follow the party line on important votes. That's why I voted for her.

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Re:House Democrats to propose ban on lawmaker stock trading ... by horsawlarway on Thursday July 28, 2022 @04:45PM (#32269884)
Personally - I think that's a shortsighted and naive approach. The "party" is not your friend. Politics are not team sports, and they shouldn't be treated that way.

I also think this leads to a preponderance of "division" politics - where the goal is to find a wedge issue that forces people to pick a side.

It's poor governance all around.

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