Its too bad we can't get members of Congress to recuse themselves

[undeterred]

from voting on Health Care reform if they are in the habit of taking money from the industry for their campaigns. Judges recuse themselves over a conflict of interest, don't they? But members of Congress simply pretend there is no conflict of interest- they forget they are representing the people of the United States.

I guess we might not get a quorum if they did that.

[dorkulon]

1. It;s too bad we can't get exclusive public financing.

Corruption is legal in America. It really is too bad.

[old mark]

5. That "corruption" is our form of government.

I remember years ago an article about a man who regularly wrote his congressman on various issues, and always enclosed a dollar bill to "pay for his time."
He said the congressman wrote back stating it was kind of insulting to get the dollar in every letter, and that it was not necessary to pay him to get his attention.

But he never returned a dollar.

They are mostly failed lawyers with their hands out to catch what they can.

mark

[dorkulon]

6. Why the quotes?

How is it not corruption?

[old mark]

7. I agree that it is - I was quoting from your post.......nt

[Wapsie B]

2. They should be forced to recuse themselves from any legislative discussion

involving a campaign contributor. But as you said there may not be a quorum if that was enacted. Another case for public financing of campaigns.

[Lasher]

3. Or members of the SCOTUS

Like Quack Quack Scalia.

[Solly Mack]

4. I'll K &R that thought