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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (119341)	9/17/2009 3:25:07 PM
From: GuinnessGuy	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike, I hate to sound like a broken record, but why o why can't campaign contributions be limited to individuals? Now, maybe there'd be a loophole in that corporations - wishing to spread their 'love' to certain politicians - would give money to their employees as 'bonuses' with the understanding that they are to pass that money along to whatever politicians that sing the company line, but that seems a stretch. Bottom line for me is that without the ability to make political contributions non-single-human entities would have no teeth in Washington except to the extent that they could reason with the politicos. In other words, there's nothing wrong with lobbying when lobbying simply means meeting with politicos to try to persuade them that their cause is either directly or indirectly beneficial to the politicos' constituents. Is it true that what I'm lobbying for is considered non-constitutional due to the first amendment? I think I heard that somewhere...maybe here. If so, I my pea brain doesn't see it. If there's a lawyer in the house, I'd like to know the reasoning. craig

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (119341)	9/17/2009 6:35:48 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

F`ing Massachusetts Pretending that their health coverage is and can work. We have the highest health premiums in the country. Is $15,000 affordable for a family of four or a family of two sixty year olds? Our premiums are going up 10% January first. Did i say fuck Obama? No public option , no reduction in cost, just more insurence company mandates to pay or pay fines. Did i say fuck Obama? $11,000 a month to stay in a shithole nursing home at todays prices. A high school friend just left who is covered by Mass Health. He desperatly needs spinal surgery both uperr and lower back . Three doctors have told him he needs the surgery,however they will not do it. Fuck Obama!