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This is Trump's policy on ethics reform. - posted today
DONALD J. TRUMP’S FIVE-POINT PLAN FOR ETHICS REFORM
“It’s Time To Drain The Swamp In Washington, D.C. That’s Why I’m Proposing A Package Of Ethics Reforms To Make Our Government Honest Once Again.” - Donald J. Trump
First: I am going to re-institute a 5-year ban on all executive branch officials lobbying the government for 5 years after they leave government service. I am going to ask Congress to pass this ban into law so that it cannot be lifted by executive order.
Second: I am going to ask Congress to institute its own 5-year ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and their staffs.
Third: I am going to expand the definition of lobbyist so we close all the loopholes that former government officials use by labeling themselves consultants and advisors when we all know they are lobbyists.
Fourth: I am going to issue a lifetime ban against senior executive branch officials lobbying on behalf of a foreign government.
Fifth: I am going to ask Congress to pass a campaign finance reform that prevents registered foreign lobbyists from raising money in American elections.
Not only will we end our government corruption, but we will end the economic stagnation.
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@Frank said in US Election Thread 2016:
This is Trump's policy on ethics reform. - posted today
DONALD J. TRUMP’S FIVE-POINT PLAN FOR ETHICS REFORM
“It’s Time To Drain The Swamp In Washington, D.C. That’s Why I’m Proposing A Package Of Ethics Reforms To Make Our Government Honest Once Again.” - Donald J. Trump
Not only will we end our government corruption, but we will end the economic stagnation.
So how do all the things he listed end economic stagnation again?
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@jegga Yep Jegga, I'm the same. It may look unseemly that people who work in government become lobbyists but honestly does anyone think banning it will make any difference to the influence that the NRA, NAACP, AARP and all the rest have?
If I were him
I'd kill myselfI'd be careful of unintended consequences as well, because I reckon there would be a few, such as only people rich enough to take the risk of not getting work for five years after leaving going into public service. That's sure to get rid of the Washington elite -
@NTA said in US Election Thread 2016:
Its interesting Trump has a policy about lobbying given the prima facie nature of his business enterprises.
@NTA Nick, come over here... [Whisper : Mate, lobbying isn't to do with hotel lobbies, it's, oh never mind /Whisper]
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@Tim said in US Election Thread 2016:
State of Ohio to Investigate Satirical Tweet That Fooled Drudge and Limbaugh
LOL
"It's as rad as hell"
😊
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@booboo said in US Election Thread 2016:
@Tim said in US Election Thread 2016:
State of Ohio to Investigate Satirical Tweet That Fooled Drudge and Limbaugh
LOL
"It's as rad as hell"
😊
That line cracked me up. Quality trolling.
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@jegga said in US Election Thread 2016:
@Frank it gets a big " so what" from me. It's pretty obvious some of our journos are close to politicians and support them if they can. I doubt it's different in the states .
Why don't we demand higher standards of the press?
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@Frank most of us here want better news service judging by the stuff thread but how do we get that exactly? What's shit to you might be great to someone else, I still can't believe anyone actually wanted Campbell live to stay on air but lots of people seemed to.
Btw I didn't watch the Judge Jeanine clip, apparently she was the republican candidate who lost to Hillary Clinton in the senate election . It would be very hard to find someone truly neutral to report on an election I would have thought .
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in US Election Thread 2016:
@Catogrande said in US Election Thread 2016:
@Baron-Silas-Greenback Yeah, you make a valid point Baron, but we've all know some guy who just talks bollocks all the time and it gets to the stage where you really don't want to listen to his load of bollocks again and avoid him. There must surely come a time when it is valid to criticise something due to the source because that is evidential?
It is evidence that he talks a lot of crap, not that he is always wrong. If the 'bullshit talker' said 2 + 2 = 4.. and the response by anther retard was.. nah it doesn't because you believe in chem trails, homeopathy and clairvoyance ... which one is the retard? Both?
Well seeing as you have already labelled them both retards, quite likely. But another way of looking at it is that the first idiot that eventually comes up with 2+2=4 is still an idiot who just happened to get something right. The second person who ridicules an obviously correct statement due to the idiot's previos history is just being lazy. However if the first idiot said something other than2+2=4 that seems highly speculative and stupid then it is quite rational for the second person to dismiss this. The alternative is we continue to give proven idiots airtime.
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I am quite surprised no one has commented on the James O'Keefe undercover video.
(DNC purposely contracting various groups incited violence at Trump rallies all through the year to give the impression that Trump supporters were violent)This is corrupt as shit isn't it?
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From 9:13 - these are the current allegation/revelations from Wikileaks. (and granted this is Fox) leveled at Clinton. They are all newsworthy. Instead we get virtually 24/7 calculated smearing of Trump. And it is calculated.
If Trump had these - would they be ignored by the mainstream press outside of Fox
Does anyone give a fuck?
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