Protesters Shower Dollar Bills on Senate

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Dollar bills rained onto the Senate floor Wednesday as protesters called on senators to reject a bill relating to labeling products with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.

Alexis Baden-Mayer, political director of the Organic Consumers Association, and Adam Eidinger, a local activist and founder of "Occupy Monsanto,"dropped more than $2,000 worth of dollar bills onto the floor around 4 p.m. to raise attention about large corporations' influence on the legislation.

"The Senate is being bribed," they shouted. "This is not what democracy looks like."

The pair, along with a third protester, were promptly escorted out of the Senate chamber by security.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protesters-shower-dollar-bills-on-senate/ar-BBu1loT?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=edgsp

[guillaumeb]

1. They SHOULD have been escorted out.

There is a proper way to bribe Senators.

[Else You Are Mad]

2. Don't these protesters know that...

Senators don't even consider changing their minds for no less than $100,000? They need to throw a lot more money at the Senators if they want to succeed.

[lonestarnot]

3. Why the sarcasm tag?

[840high]

5. Truth does not need sarcasm.

[NightWatcher]

7. Are you kidding? I bet they fought and scratched over every dollar.

[LuvNewcastle]

4. That is so awesome!

It would be great if we could get citizens to throw change at members of Congress when they see them. We could say, "give me a dance, now" as we throw our pennies at their feet.

[Archae]

6. Raises a good point, but stupid issue.

Especially since the Organic Growers' Association has a multi-million dollar lobby themselves.