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originally posted by: Strate8
a reply to: jacobe001
I agree with most of what you said except for corporations.
I do have a problem with them. They are soulless entities with no loyalty to anything but the $. As I stated elsewhere, I have seen good men do bad things in the name of protecting the corporations interests.
If anyone can ever figure out how to get that big $$ out of politics our country would get a lot better.
The rule of law must be applied equally and until we start seeing big name politicians going to jail for corruption, nothing has changed. Q movement will fade into oblivion if these people do not actually wind up in prison.
I watched the Tea Party get deftly folded back into the Republican party years ago with no changes ever taking place. I do think it is highly possible the same will happen this time around. I'm hoping not because sometimes that's all we have left.
BTW...
I'm self-employed, my product is 100% American made and I compete against big companies and Chinese goods all day, everyday. And win enough to make a good living. It can be done.
originally posted by: manta78
originally posted by: jacobe001
a reply to: JBurns
How do elections have consequences when the same swamp monsters are still in power?
What has Trump done about the Corporate and Banking Lobbyists that infest DC?
Who do you think those yet to be unsealed indictments are for?
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: manta78
originally posted by: jacobe001
a reply to: JBurns
How do elections have consequences when the same swamp monsters are still in power?
What has Trump done about the Corporate and Banking Lobbyists that infest DC?
Who do you think those yet to be unsealed indictments are for?
Again, I will not hold my breath.
We do not need unsealed documents for this since it is open knowledge:
Any yes, all presidents have been beholden to Lobbyists and this needs to F* Stop.
www.opensecrets.org...
Drain the swamp? Lobbyists are filling it up
President Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp. Instead, it’s filling up.
For the first time since 2007, the number of registered lobbyists along with federal lobbying spending each went up, reversing annual declines that began a decade ago.
In all, $3.37 billion was spent on federal lobbying last year, up 7 percent from $3.15 billion in 2016. The increase comes after declines in spending five of the previous six years, rising less than 1 percent the other year.
The 7-percent gain is the largest year-to-year bump since former President George W. Bush’s final year in office in 2008. A crackdown on lobbyists by the Obama administration curtailed years of free spending, which rose from $1.6 billion in 2000 to a record $3.5 billion in 2010.
originally posted by: toysforadults
Ya'll have lost the plot. In your blind allegiance to Trump and the right wing agenda you will say anything and blindly follow anybody on the right without thought. I was a Trump supporter but damn you took it way to far. I'm not blindly following this agenda without questioning people and motives. This is exactly what I don't like about Democrat's and the left. They blindly follow their Democratic leaders around like complete sheep. You do the same thing. I have even seen you parrot the unemployment nonsense and other economic talking points of the right without presenting any research or backing your assumptions up with any evidence just to support the narrative.
Just look at the threads on this board.
If Kavanaugh supports the Patriot Act it's because that act is based on legislation that became law...Kavanaugh defends the law, even if it's bad law...He does not legislate from the bench like the Democrats do...
Why didn't Obama and the Democrat led Congress do something about that law while they were in charge???
Look at the board. It's one right wing blind support post for Kavanaugh after another. None of you know this guy and none of you are even questioning any of it!! Then you have the backbone to make post about liberals protesting and how Kavanaugh ( a 3rd generation Yale graduate Bush appointee and Patriot Act supporter) is fighting the deep state!!
Are you guys fricken nuts or what?
Seriously, come back to reality and start questioning what's going on again.
Of course I bet you are all Patriot Act supporters now too right?
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: jacobe001
Uh oh, your quote gives Obama credit for something, that might deter a lot of people from acknowledging the lobbying numbers going up.
Trump IS corporate America, he represents everything about it.
originally posted by: manta78
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: manta78
originally posted by: jacobe001
a reply to: JBurns
How do elections have consequences when the same swamp monsters are still in power?
What has Trump done about the Corporate and Banking Lobbyists that infest DC?
Who do you think those yet to be unsealed indictments are for?
Again, I will not hold my breath.
We do not need unsealed documents for this since it is open knowledge:
Any yes, all presidents have been beholden to Lobbyists and this needs to F* Stop.
www.opensecrets.org...
Drain the swamp? Lobbyists are filling it up
President Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp. Instead, it’s filling up.
For the first time since 2007, the number of registered lobbyists along with federal lobbying spending each went up, reversing annual declines that began a decade ago.
In all, $3.37 billion was spent on federal lobbying last year, up 7 percent from $3.15 billion in 2016. The increase comes after declines in spending five of the previous six years, rising less than 1 percent the other year.
The 7-percent gain is the largest year-to-year bump since former President George W. Bush’s final year in office in 2008. A crackdown on lobbyists by the Obama administration curtailed years of free spending, which rose from $1.6 billion in 2000 to a record $3.5 billion in 2010.
Trump needed a conservative supreme court majority to deal with draining the swamp. He now has one.
He will deal with the lobbyist's issue and term limits soon. Everything in its own time, and with him certain items always have higher priority levels than others. He has done more in less than 2 years in office on a huge variety of issues that have been in existence (i.e problems) for years, and which are now resolved or are being resolved like NAFTA, NORTH KOREA, FAIR TRADE, VETERAN'S RIGHTS, DERGULATIONS, COAL, ETC.) than numerous prior Presidents and he just gotten started.
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: manta78
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: manta78
originally posted by: jacobe001
a reply to: JBurns
How do elections have consequences when the same swamp monsters are still in power?
What has Trump done about the Corporate and Banking Lobbyists that infest DC?
Who do you think those yet to be unsealed indictments are for?
Again, I will not hold my breath.
We do not need unsealed documents for this since it is open knowledge:
Any yes, all presidents have been beholden to Lobbyists and this needs to F* Stop.
www.opensecrets.org...
Drain the swamp? Lobbyists are filling it up
President Donald Trump promised to drain the swamp. Instead, it’s filling up.
For the first time since 2007, the number of registered lobbyists along with federal lobbying spending each went up, reversing annual declines that began a decade ago.
In all, $3.37 billion was spent on federal lobbying last year, up 7 percent from $3.15 billion in 2016. The increase comes after declines in spending five of the previous six years, rising less than 1 percent the other year.
The 7-percent gain is the largest year-to-year bump since former President George W. Bush’s final year in office in 2008. A crackdown on lobbyists by the Obama administration curtailed years of free spending, which rose from $1.6 billion in 2000 to a record $3.5 billion in 2010.
Trump needed a conservative supreme court majority to deal with draining the swamp. He now has one.
He will deal with the lobbyist's issue and term limits soon. Everything in its own time, and with him certain items always have higher priority levels than others. He has done more in less than 2 years in office on a huge variety of issues that have been in existence (i.e problems) for years, and which are now resolved or are being resolved like NAFTA, NORTH KOREA, FAIR TRADE, VETERAN'S RIGHTS, DERGULATIONS, COAL, ETC.) than numerous prior Presidents and he just gotten started.
Why have lobbyists increased under him then?
www.opensecrets.org...
Drain the swamp? Lobbyists are filling it up
How come Trump took into his administration former lobbyists?
How come Trump has Goldman Sachs, Bilderberg and CFR Members in his cabinet.
The usual retort is, better to have your enemies close.
I don't want these scumbags in the government at all and Trump had that choice.
Trump was a major purchaser of politicians as he admitted.
Why should I believe he is now, not paying them back.
He gives the the top wealthy permanent tax breaks as an example.
He is no better than the last 5 presidents that serve their wealthy clients.
I am not going to carry water for either team nor politicians since they all have proved themselves to be cockroaches.