Re:Google, once disdainful of lobbying, now a master of Wash...
by crusso on Sunday April 13, 2014 @02:02PM
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The rules are fairly meaningless:
http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/03/28/reid-scandal-deepens-ca...
They are obviously not strict enough or they have no teeth. This kind of thing happens all the time. You read an article here or there about obvious corruption but then you very rarely see follow-through against the politicians. These ethics rules are written, revised, and enforced by the politicians themselves. What do we really expect?
It's kind of like the debacle of insider trading being allowed by members of Congress. Outright criminality that would land many in the private sector in jail (Martha Stewart), but we put up with it from our elected representatives.
Re:Google, once disdainful of lobbying, now a master of Wash...
by coldtea on Sunday April 13, 2014 @05:57PM
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>Most lobbying does not including campaign contributions. Where campaign contributions are made, they must be reported and there are strict rules against the contributions personally benefiting the person running for office or his friends and family.
Yes, because formally registered lobbyists have not also done under the table deals since time immemorial...
Most lobbying does not including campaign contributions. Where campaign contributions are made, they must be reported and there are strict rules against the contributions personally benefiting the person running for office or his friends and family.