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[–] sivsta ago 

So their friend's friend owns it. They still get their cut

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[–] spaceman84 ago 

Won't make a bit of difference. They'll get paid by other means, just more difficult to track down. They'll still make millions.

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[–] Gargilius ago 

What about applying to them the same trading rules that other ‘insiders’ must follow? i.e., when you are an officer or key employee — considered an ‘insider’ — in a publicly traded company, there are rules you must follow (trading windows, etc.);

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[–] yewotm8 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Members of Congress should not be allowed

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[–] NewsGuy2020 0 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago 

She is right on this.

Congressional reps and Senators vote on legislation that affects the economy - industries and business, everything. They have the power to introduce and push for laws that they can their friends financially benefit from. So they should not be allowed to own stock or any financial assets during their time in office. It's like a sports ball player betting on the game he's in.

Anything the member of congress owns before going into office should be liquidated and put into an escrow account that keeps up with inflation and maybe gives them a small return once they leave office.

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[–] Master_Admin ago 

I don't disagree with this.

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[–] ketoll 0 points 15 points (+15|-0) ago 

How about a 13th Amendment that NO LAWYERS can serve in Congress.

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[–] Broc_Lia 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

As in no one with a law degree or no former bar association members?

The former could make things a little tricky given that their job is writing laws.

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[–] JohnGaltApproves 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Wonder how all those doctors and farmers did it back in the 19th century.

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[–] peacegnome 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

"lawyer" is just a profession. And those should not be regulated by the government. A school should be able to select their teachers, a person should be able to select their financial consultant, etc.; not the state, and definitely not some private company (the bar, the aca, whatever regulates beauticians, etc.) It's all protectionist bullshit.

That said, term limits, and ending lifetime compensation packages should get rid of many career politicians. The 13th amendment should be something along the lines of "representatives of a constituency should always put them first in their decisions, or rope" of course it would have to be slightly more detailed to prevent frivolous cases, like what is currently happening to trump.

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[–] RakerKey 0 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago 

Great Idea !! . .

And follow that with No Dual Citizens

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[–] bonghits4jeebus ago 

Hey don't be anti-Semitic

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[–] Diggernicks ago 

No persons with dual loyalties.

Aka catholics.

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[–] Helena73 ago 

No democraps.

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[–] 22991030? 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

And follow that with No Dual Citizens

Precede with that and it pretty much becomes redundant.

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[–] Sometimesineedhelp ago 

Broken clocks

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