Ethics rules and financial disclosure within the judiciary (see the fake Thomas imbroglio) and executive branches require annual declaration of holdings with review by ethics attorneys to determine potential conflict of interest over matters before these agents. The only way to avoid potential conflict - or appearance of conflict - is to put investments in blind trust, or stick to mutual funds over which you have no individual equity control. That's how the REST of the government works. Only Congress is exempt from these rules.
Nicely done, and appreciated references; ala twitter acct.
Cynicism, the byword, the animal farm that calls itself the congress had lost any concept of statesman-like behavior.
Kudos to AOC and the other bill sponsors…sadly all the house seems to do now is ‘signal’ something the masses will applaud and lament. Gridlock firmly in place between the houses divided.
And a president that could barely pass the Turing test.
That Twitter link you provided, account got suspended. They must have done something really egregious to have that done now that Elon is running things.
Business Insider has been doing a surprisingly bipartisan account of congresscritters alleged insider trading as well. I think you've mentioned it before. I am cynical by nature too, but I think this may actually pass. Especially now that Nancy Pelosi isn't running the show anymore. Time will tell
Ethics rules and financial disclosure within the judiciary (see the fake Thomas imbroglio) and executive branches require annual declaration of holdings with review by ethics attorneys to determine potential conflict of interest over matters before these agents. The only way to avoid potential conflict - or appearance of conflict - is to put investments in blind trust, or stick to mutual funds over which you have no individual equity control. That's how the REST of the government works. Only Congress is exempt from these rules.
Now you’ve got me agreeing with AOC!😳 You are MASTERFUL!😁
Nicely done, and appreciated references; ala twitter acct.
Cynicism, the byword, the animal farm that calls itself the congress had lost any concept of statesman-like behavior.
Kudos to AOC and the other bill sponsors…sadly all the house seems to do now is ‘signal’ something the masses will applaud and lament. Gridlock firmly in place between the houses divided.
And a president that could barely pass the Turing test.
Dark theatre at its best, governance at its worst
That Twitter link you provided, account got suspended. They must have done something really egregious to have that done now that Elon is running things.
Business Insider has been doing a surprisingly bipartisan account of congresscritters alleged insider trading as well. I think you've mentioned it before. I am cynical by nature too, but I think this may actually pass. Especially now that Nancy Pelosi isn't running the show anymore. Time will tell
Hm. It worked when I wrote the post.
Interesting. Probably got a lot of traffic from the initial share, which IIRC was Nellie Bly's most recent TGIF at The Free Press.
As for passing, grift is bipartisan. Color me skeptical :)