House GOP unveils new legislation on stock trading ban

Re:House GOP unveils new legislation on stock trading ban by venndeezl on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:19AM (#46597528)

Yeah they'll just outsource the legal ownership and pass along the material info without the problematic paper trail.

The US is an unserious and fucked up country.

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Re:House GOP unveils new legislation on stock trading ban by walletdrainer on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:58AM (#46598021)

There exists convincing statistical evidence that internet commenters worrying about congressional insider trading are not doing so on the basis of actual evidence suggesting insider trading by congressional insiders.

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Re:House GOP unveils new legislation on stock trading ban by venndeezl on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:11PM (#46604018)

And? Still valid precedent to set that this is unacceptable to the public.

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Re:House GOP unveils new legislation on stock trading ban by walletdrainer on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @12:34PM (#46604469)

I feel like that’s pretty far from

> The US is an unserious and fucked up country

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Re:House GOP unveils new legislation on stock trading ban by venndeezl on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:02PM (#46604991)

Slogans like America loves freedom and cops shooting innocent civilians are pretty far apart too.

Reality and ideals are often far apart.

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