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mandyky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:29 PM Original message |
DU this Capital News poll on lobbyists |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. Boy, a Congress w/o lobbyists; what a concept! nt |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. yep, that would help environmentalist and unions and others |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. How about healthcare? Big pharma wouldn't have their |
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Oceansaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. done |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Done |
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Pam-Moby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Done |
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cosmicdot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. done |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
6. R corporations able 2 |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. Done...no lobbyists? Great! |
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biscotti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Done |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. uh, and what is the "DU" answer? |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. "We the people" are the only lobbyists necessary |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. so what is or isn't lobbying |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Only people should be able to lobby |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:18 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. so can a partnership lobby? |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Hell no! Only American citizens! What's so hard to understand? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. so non-citizens can't lobby? |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 08:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. First, you must be eligible to vote to lobby |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'll try one more time. |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. No, it doesn't work that way |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. well that clears it up |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 11:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. You're talking about several things not related |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. both of those groups have lobbying arms |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 12:59 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. That's the whole point - Lobbyists are illegal |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 01:02 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. fortunately they're not and that's not going to change |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 01:14 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. This has nothing to do with the 1st amendment |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 06:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. right, because the first amendment doesn't have anything to do with |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 04:18 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. The first amendment covers individual rights |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 04:30 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. and if individuals want to express their rights by engaging someone |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. You raised 2 or 3 strawmen just now. |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 06:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Now we're getting somewhere |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Because the people writing the articles are humans |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I didn't say speaking on behalf - I said speaking 'on behalf'... |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 01:02 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. the management of corporations are humans too, |
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mandyky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 06:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
33. There isn't a DU answer |
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DanCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. I lobby for parkinson's funding and stem cell research . |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Good for you! |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. Are you a Communist? We have the best congress money can buy! |
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MadisonProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-04-06 07:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Bull! We have much higher standards in this country! |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-05-06 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
31. done 80% ban--sadly utopian |
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insanity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-06-06 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
41. Lobby Groups are not the problem |
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