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Logan_W_Logan t1_isu7nfn wrote

Reply to comment by SobeysBags in Stop The Corruption by sillychillly

It’s already against the law. STOCK Act of 2012. They all just ignore it

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CumBubbleFarts t1_isuempv wrote

They gutted that law as soon as it was passed. There is essentially no transparency, no real way to gather information about who is trading what. This article explains the changes that they made to the law a year after it was passed. It went from an electronic catalogue of anything that needed to be disclosed to a physical paper copy version that you need to physically be in Washington to access. The original law required the creation of a searchable online database of disclosed trades, the amendment completely removed that.

And people bitch about a lack of bipartisan support for legislation... This amendment passed UNANIMOUSLY in the house and senate. Unanimously.

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Random-Rambling t1_isui2ej wrote

>"...to a physical paper copy version that you need to physically be in Washington to access."

Reminds me of that one line in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where Arthur found the paperwork declaring his house was to be bulldozed...in the basement of the city hall, in a dark, dusty bathroom, stuffed in the bottom drawer of a filing cabinet in an out-of-order bathroom stall.

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curtludwig t1_isusygt wrote

This headlines my contention that all politicians are sleazeballs and the only way to do right for our country is to vote them ALL out.

Nobody ever wants to really do it "Oh, my guy is okay" yeah, well he/she isn't...

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DrGordonFreemanScD t1_isxauuf wrote

The only person qualified to do the job is the one who doesn't want it.

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curtludwig t1_isxlax2 wrote

Too right. Desire to obtain the job proves they're not qualified.

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wessex464 t1_isu80fu wrote

More like no one can prove it.

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Squidworth89 t1_isu9b98 wrote

Which would be the inherent issue regardless of whatever act they sign.

It's easier to prove insider trading on the company level. On the policy level that's much more challenging.

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anxiouslyaverage t1_isuzcba wrote

I love how it stands for Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge 2012, don’t love how it hasn’t been enforced…

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