A bill a few months ago passed the Senate but not the House. Anyone have a reference for this?
2006-11-14 07:02:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Ya, it was Authored by McCain's ethics committee. I'll try to find you a link.
Oh to answer your question...no
2006-11-14 07:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by mymadsky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
May. 4, 2006 -GOP bill approved 217-213 by the House on Wednesday requires lobbyists to file reports of their activities more frequently, obliges lawmakers to get approval before going on privately sponsored travel and takes away the pensions of lawmakers convicted of bribery.
GOP leaders promised that in the final House-Senate bill the disclosure requirement would be expanded.
The House bill sets spending limits on nonprofit political groups known as 527s _ named after the section of tax law that covers them. These groups tended to back Democrats in the 2004 presidential election, and Senate Democrats have said they will oppose any lobbying bill that includes the campaign finance measure.
2006-11-14 15:13:48 · answer #2 · answered by Akkita 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about a constitutional amendment that says:
All speech from floor of the house or senate and/or
when any elected official directly addresses his or her
constituents shall be treated as if the speaker is
under oath in a court of law and subject to federal
perjury laws.
2006-11-14 16:25:28 · answer #3 · answered by Rorshach4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muscat, I'm sorry but it is not really in the public interest to clean up the government. They did a study and found that we actually like getting ripped off and embarassed. Further, we enjoy hearing about the infighting and partisanship of these sniveling millionaires pretending to actually act in our best interest when really, they are just trying to earmark funds for their friends companies and think tanks. Look out, kid, they keep it all hid.
2006-11-14 15:06:29 · answer #4 · answered by shrill alarmist, I'm sure 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trying to find a clean politician in Washington is like Abraham's futile attempt to find five righteous people in Sodom and Gomorrah.
If only Washington would suffer the same fate.
2006-11-14 15:04:59 · answer #5 · answered by billy d 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
should this question have gone under comedy.
Will Rogers said - "We have the best politicians money can buy."
2006-11-14 15:05:33 · answer #6 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Too late now.
Democrats own corruption.
DEMOCRATS ARE ABOVE THE LAW.
2006-11-14 15:05:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not as long as they are "policing" themselves.
2006-11-14 15:05:12 · answer #8 · answered by jerofjungle 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋