Pharmacist says he has filled Alzheimer's prescriptions for members of Congress

Re:Pharmacist says he has filled Alzheimer's prescriptions f... by NoMoreNicksLeft on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:09PM (#37328278)

Congressmen haven't been any of the following in many decades:

* Drafters of legislation

* Debaters of policy

* Thought leaders for the nation at large, or for any subset of it, including rather perversely, Congress

* Experts of any sort on issues that matter at a national level

So basically, there is no reason Alzheimer's medication is incompatible with their job duties.

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Re:Pharmacist says he has filled Alzheimer's prescriptions f... by jimrob4 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:36PM (#37328692)

They farmed it all out to think tanks and said "Give me something I can vote on."

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Re:Pharmacist says he has filled Alzheimer's prescriptions f... by drewcoo on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @05:34PM (#37329437)

How are the mental faculties of the think tanks and PACs?

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Re:Pharmacist says he has filled Alzheimer's prescriptions f... by Vicinity9635 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @07:15PM (#37330358)

Very money motivated.

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Re:Pharmacist says he has filled Alzheimer's prescriptions f... by Vicinity9635 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @07:15PM (#37330356)

Well sort of, their title is 'Representative' and their job is to represent their constituency.

Calling them "legislators", or "lawmakers" is misleading. Those are just one way they can do their job. Yes, they are uniquely empowered to write laws, but blocking laws their constituents don't want, or even better, repealing laws their constituents don't want are also things that they should be doing. Everything should be secondary at best to representing their constituency's interests.

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