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Union-Happy Democrats Should Shut Up About Election Spending

Democrats have been soiling themselves over Citizens United ever since the January 2010 decision opened corporate America’s coffers to election spending. Pushing for the failed Disclose Act to nullify the decision (see: Our President Fails to Disclose), the president claimed Citizens United would ruin our system of government:  A vote to oppose these reforms is [...]

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Posted 22 January 2012 † Civil Bob § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: 2012 Election, Democrats

Wall Street Is a Safer Bet Than Our Federal Legislators

Do federal legislators feel the slightest twinge of shame that they are finally being forced to consider an insider trading bill like the Stock Act, or is this just another inconvenience like campaign finance reform, ethics reform, earmark reform, or something we will never see, term limits? We have learned to accept that most of [...]

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Posted 02 December 2011 † Civil Bob § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Congress