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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by zakary on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:13AM (#38261815)
Everyone has a price, and drug companies can usually find a way to meet it for even the most steadfast
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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by JoshTriplett on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:35AM (#38262014)
> Everyone has a price

Some people really do have principles they won't violate. We just don't get enough people in politics who don't have a price.

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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by verisimi on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:47AM (#38262117)
Not politicians. Not many normal people either. And that presumes that most people even know what 'principles' are - which they do not.
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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by eddtries on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:15AM (#38261834)
Yeah I agree, I was responding to

> If legislators feel strongly ideologically about an issue, no amount of lobbying will make them vote the other way.

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