1y ago

Democrats propose ban on officials receiving payments from foreign governments after Trump probe

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You motherfuckers haven't done shit about Jared Kushner recieving 2 billions from the Saudis. When the fuck is that happening?
- They need to find an action by Kushner, while in position, that directly benefited the Saudis before they can charge him. We all know of the compensation, so I’m assuming they haven’t found the “quid” in the quid pro quo yet.
  
  It’s probably all those missing top secret files. But Trumps judge is never gonna let that see the light of day.
  
  Even without the "quid" he was the former Senior Advisor who accepted foreign cash. That should scream red flags alone.
With a built in exception for AIPAC. This is nothing but some and mirrors, if Democrats were serious they would have used the Emoluments Clause when they tried to impeach him
- Yup. If you want no foreign money interests in your elections, then make it so. But if you pick and choose which countries can lobby and which countries "interfere" just based on who you like today, it's stupid.
- In case you wanted to know: From the Congressional Research Service: The Emoluments Clauses of the U.S. Constitution: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/if/if11086
  
  This podcast gives a great overview in an accessible manner and the context of what Trump did
  https://learnconlaw.com/6-the-emoluments-clauses/
- yeah the rest of the headline should be "except the ones they like."
- AIPAC Takes zero money from the Israeli government. there's a massive difference between getting legal campaign donations from a PAC that gets it's money from American citizens, and what Trump did.
its stupid this isnt a law already
Can't wait to see the Republicans stammer trying to explain why they voted no on this one
- Thats easy, they just wont. The press aint gonna press them about it or anything
- I'm sure they'll claim it's some sort of freedom of speech violation or some bs that their base will eat up.
  
  No, their “news” outlets just don’t cover it. They keep busy with fear lingering about anti-woke, cancel cultures, and Chinese immigrants in the Darian gap.
- You might be surprised how many Dems push back on this too. Still pisses me off how Pelosi wouldn't support banning stock trades.
  
  Yeah, every once in a while I'm reminded that even the generally good side does shitty things. I want to be excited to vote for people, not be required to do it to prevent an apocalypse. This sucks.
On today's episode of "wtf, isn't that already illegal? "
Ban gifts and job offers too. In fact, let's make force any and all politicians to live on nothing but a pension forever, remove any incentive for corrupt people to be there

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