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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the controversial Arizona Democrat who threatens to derail President Biden's legislative agenda, received more than $750,000 in donations from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. After that, she announced her opposition to a Democratic plan to lower prescription drug costs.
Loadie25
The honest dis-honest politician, that's so hot right now!
cassie65
you make your own hell lol
Thelrishlnquistion
At this point I don’t think she even cares about being primaried. She’s got the lobbyists attention and a cushy job lined up I’m sure.
Kalli
Remember she isn't alone, primarying her isn't enough, there are plenty more who are willing to play the bad guy to do their owners' bidding
procrastinatingagain
Wow. Not even trying to hide it.
EdwardHarley
Why hide? The MSM won't cover it, they'll just continue to blame the Rs and progressives for everything. She's basically invisible.
SzKnoWnzEvr72
So pissed I had to vote for her
memeseeks
BernieMittens
Call for an expulsion due to corruption, call them all out and have the 5 Dems be the 2/3rds vote
blwoodcock
Bribes. Not donations.
MadMupp
A politician who lied... this has to be a first right?
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Inkfinger
When it's publicly known and socially accepted that politicians receive bribes, you know your system of government is completely fucked.
DanaConti5
It’s probably illegal for her to use it for personal expenses. This is about the long game, I think.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
It is. AFAIK there's no evidence she's doing anything illegal here. She is likely to be offered a cushy "consulting" job with one of these 1
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big pharma companies after she leaves office, though. Everyone thinks these campaign donations are just direct bribes. It's shady, but not 2
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quite as shady as everyone acts like it is. 3/3
kevbot5000
The issue is rarely what's illegal. It usually is what's immoral yet legal. (Also fuck the Supreme Court for eviscerating corruption laws)
thekeyofe
You know what upsets me about this? It's not that she sold out. It's that she sold out for a relatively small amount. 1/2
thekeyofe
She's fucking over the entire country for the price of a nice house (or, in some parts of the country, not even that). 2/2
StrangePaegan
And she couldn’t even wait. She took the first offers and just ran.
SisterMidnight
I think that sums it up accurately.
V1K1NGFVNERAL
She's also on the "Exxon list":
V1K1NGFVNERAL
https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/exxon-oil-lobbyist-sting-video-210000956.html
V1K1NGFVNERAL
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012138741/exxon-lobbyist-caught-on-video-talks-about-undermining-bidens-climate-push
ChelVanin
Democrats have a once in a generation chance to actually accomplish a lot of good. I swear to dog, if they fucking blow it…
suiseiseki
I want to be optimistic but that would require that the last few years hadn't utterly drained my hope and faith in humanity...
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
They don't really have that much of a chance because of filibuster rules in the senate though. What they can actually do is fairly limited.
sleepinggreenidea
The reason for that is that they've spent the last generation telling their rightmost flank they're the most important part of the party.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
But even if every dem voted in lockstep they still don't have a filibuster proof majority. All they can do is pass whatever can go through 1
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budget reconciliation, which can't be filibustered but is limited to things that "have to do with the federal budget". 2/2
IveGotRedOnMe
"jUsT vOtE" nearly every candidate is a gd lying sociopath. What good is voting cunts out if we just vote new ones in??
MindOfMobius
you need to vote for people who actually stand for things, and a lot of the time they don't
jwillywill
AllBent
And such a cute dress! Dontcha just want to strangle her with it?
AtomicJediBear
This makes me irate every time I see it.
AnonOmis1000
There it is
VoidofStatic
ImNewandDontKnowWhatToDo
cunt
VoidofStatic
that she is
necessity
"Fuck the poor" in action right here. She is a conservative.
PrinceOfWhales
Taxpayer funded campaigns with strict spending limits could fix this mess.
PballQhead
This was lobbying money - while I'm 100% on board with your ideas, we'd also need to ban lobbying. Which would be good.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Banning lobbying outright would not be good. The people have a right to speak with their elected officials and plead their case for why a
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certain bill should or shouldn't be passed. That's all lobbying really is. The problem comes when corporations are allowed to buy outsized 2
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influence with nearly unlimited campaign contributions. We just need to overturn Citizens United. 3/3
sleepinggreenidea
Not JUST Citizens United. Buckley v. Valeo (1976) is the rotten foundation on which CU rests, and established "spending/giving $$$ = speech"
MindOfMobius
It’s technically legal
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
As long as she uses the money for campaigning and doesn't pocket it.
Jagerbeast
Way to go america
xmaneds
i feel like it is very unethical tho
Syxcfaq
Technically it's legal for the cops to show up and steal your shit. But does that make it okay?
MindOfMobius
I wasn’t making a value judgment
calenti
Hate the game, not the player. Money is the sugar giving US politics diabetes and letting infectious boils like Trump pop up and persist.
boobafette
villain!
BrokenAnimal
Why oh why would you ever allow things like this? This is straight up corruption.
slamduncan94
Milo gives the lbgt community a better name than this bitch.
Sulanis
The fact is her state will likely vote her in again.
shitheadtookmyname
She is the Ted Cruz of people
Hereagain
How the actual fuck was she ever a member of the green party?
mardukkur
Green Party USA is all about anti-Democratic Party ratfucking. Least surprising thing in the world is flipping to ratfuck from the right.
sleepinggreenidea
Because she had principles, but they were weakly held and she decided power was more important than them.
mytodoo
I have to take training on not accepting bribes or gifts larger than $25 for my job, but i guess when your a senator its ok to take $750k
redsmerf
It's okay? Hell, it's expected.
catsandcoke
I work for the federal government and that training was a joke. I was so angry at it.
xmaneds
the laws are different for Executive Branch employees (you) vs. elected officials in the legislative branch
xj4low
Gee, I wonder who makes those laws?
lr94381213000
she is out for herself.
brownribbon
Yeah, she’s a politician.
Shadowhawk000095
No question about it.
Canadoug
So, a politician then...
TacoWaffle
junkgoof
Bribes are the best investment there is. Republicans try to return $1000 in taxpayer money for every $ they get.
ThrownClub
Then she needs to be out.
CarlosSpicyweinerReturns
So are 90% of our government officials. Only time you see them "working for the people" is the last 6 months before reelection.
championschampion
Do you mean the elected officials or like… Joe Schmo who works for some three-letter agency? Cuz don’t group us in with the politicians plz
AlmightyThor117
Even then they just say they are, but they’re not actually doing anything
ISeeNippleWithoutLittleKids
I believe we all need to reconsider the system. It takes a certain personality to even run for office. We need people in power who don't >
ISeeNippleWithoutLittleKids
Crave power. We need people who genuinely care for us as a society presently and for the future. I have no answers.
blainetog
There's no way to consistently get those people into positions of power. Power naturally draws those who want power for its own sake. The >>
blainetog
>> best option right now would be for the populace to inform themselves and vote more intelligently, but that seems equally farfetched.
Deadpo0l
Term limits is a start. Determining/limiting where campaign funding comes from is another.
haveyouheardabouttheseinternetmemes
Campaign finance reform, absolutely. But term limits are one of those things that would have the opposite effect of what we actually think.
BlacknCrimsonRose
Getting someone to roll back the SCOTUS's ruling that corporations are people and money is a form of speech is another big one too.