Don't you have some law that makes them tell the IRS
about "donations" above $200? If not, I'm sorry, I got lost
somewhere in the labyrinth of US corruption. :-)
Not that I know of. Note that there is the IRS who collect taxes and
the Campaign Finance folks who monitor donations to political
candidates.
On 06-19-22 21:51, Bj”rn Felten <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about How stupid can an av <=-
Well, excuse an effin furrener for not being able to keep track of
all the corruption going on in the US of A. But I *DO* know, that
at least in some states, there was attempts to put a limit
to the bribes.
Like e.g. this:
"County residents, frustrated by money's influence on
politics, set the $200 cap by a vote in 1990. Since then,
use of the corporation loophole in campaign financing has
become a familiar phenomenon in Sarasota County."
Yeah, well, good luck with your rampant corruption, that probably
will not end well, unless you at least first cap all donations, and
secondly get rid of that corruption capitol of yours, the
senate, that has not contributed anything positive to your
country for more than a century.
This country sucks at handling elections. Do they have more integrity in Sweden?
Well, maybe not, but if anyone is caught taking bribes, all hell is being raised. It is totally illegal here. :-)
secondly get rid of that corruption capitol of yours, the
senate, that has not contributed anything positive to your
country for more than a century.
I would not go that far. Think Civil Rights Act, ACA (aka Obamacare).
I could not argue with for more than a decade though.
On 06-21-22 17:29, Bj”rn Felten <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about How stupid can an av <=-
secondly get rid of that corruption capitol of yours, the
senate, that has not contributed anything positive to your
country for more than a century.
I would not go that far. Think Civil Rights Act, ACA (aka Obamacare).
I could not argue with for more than a decade though.
How exactly did the Senate contribute to any of those two? Isn't it
the Congress that writes the laws, and the Senate that blocks
them? At least those that does not conform to the will of
their major donors...
secondly get rid of that corruption capitol of yours, the
senate, that has not contributed anything positive to your
country for more than a century.
How exactly did the Senate contribute to any of those two? Isn't it
The Senate is part of the Congress. No bill becomes law without being passed by the Senate (and the House).
On 06-26-22 03:53, Bj”rn Felten <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about How stupid can an av <=-
The Senate is part of the Congress. No bill becomes law without being passed by the Senate (and the House).
I know that. Hence my question, how has the Senate ever
*contributed* to anything? Do they make the laws any better
in some strange way?
The Senate is part of the Congress. No bill becomes law without being
passed by the Senate (and the House).
I know that. Hence my question, how has the Senate ever
*contributed* to anything? Do they make the laws any better
in some strange way?
Sometimes the Senate contributes, sometimes they take away from a house bill before passing it, and sometimes they originate a new bill -- such
as the (weak) gun control that was just passed by both chambers and
signed by Biden.
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