(They all need to be dropped into a deep deep hole): Congress took $101 million in donations from the ISP industry — here’s how much your lawmaker got
Congress took $101 million in donations from the ISP industry — here’s how much your lawmaker got
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The FCC is the current venue for this fight, but Congress will eventually intervene. As telecom expert Susan Crawford argues, the FCC is “being outrageous” to force Congress’ involvement. And both net neutrality advocates and the telecom industry have asked for lawmakers to act. Advocates believe a law will make net neutrality more durable. But ISPs are betting they’ll be able to write the bill — because they’ve paid for the opportunity.
Want to see how much Chuckles Schumer took?
Schumer, Charles E. NY D $984,757
How about old Claire?
McCaskill, Claire MO D $525,009
Or Patrick Leahy?
Leahy, Patrick. VT D $508,307
Oh Hell, here’s the article. Why are WE paying these grifters? They seem to make money hand over fist whoring themselves out. What we give them is just chump change. See for yourelf how screwed we are.
https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2017/12/11/16746230/net-neutrality...
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I solemnly swear...
to take every nickel Corporate America is willing to shell out for my vote. So help me God.
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Fucking Leahy.
I'm calling his office tomorrow.
Good luck Don Quixote. I regularly
tilt at windmills myself. But mine are Repubbies.
I'm tired of this back-slapping "Isn't humanity neat?" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are. - Bill Hicks
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. - Frank Zappa
I didn't realize that Leahy was still alive.
He appeared to be ancient when I first came across him years ago.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
Yeah.
Now in his 8th term or something.
Time for him to GO.
Well,
If he was a constitutional monarch, close to 50 years in office might make sense.
A senator?
What a system.
Gëzuar!!
from a reasonably stable genius.
@WaterLily @Bollox Ref This is the
This is the House of Lords.
"More for Gore or the son of a drug lord--None of the above, fuck it, cut the cord."
--Zack de la Rocha
"I tell you I'll have nothing to do with the place...The roof of that hall is made of bones."
-- Fiver
That’s the perfect description.
I'm tired of this back-slapping "Isn't humanity neat?" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are. - Bill Hicks
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. - Frank Zappa
Thanks for the reference identifying the culprits, er, donees
My own congress critter about whom I wrote a few months ago is listed here:
More one absentee name on the list of Senators who accepted ISP
bribes, er donations is Bernie Sanders. On this issue at least, he still walks the walk.From the archives, I have a picture of a lobbyist advising a Senator on how to vote. Note how well the lobbyist blends in with the Senator:
Best Oligarchy Money Can Buy!
The real SparkyGump has passed. It was an honor being your human.
Both of mine in Ohio
Portman, Rob OH R $421,058
Brown, Sherrod OH D $377,066
Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons - For thou art crunchy and good with ketchup
This proves that there is a difference between the parties
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
~Hannah Arendt
Interesting that Elizabeth Warren
who has been speaking out publicly against the FCC for gutting Net Neutrality, is at the bottom of the list for Telecom industry contributions.
Warren, Elizabeth MA D $40,219
The rest can burn in hell. The sooner the better.
Donnie The #ShitHole Douchebag. Fake Friend to the Working Class. Real Asshole.
Warren ISN’T the flaming ‘liberal’ too
many people think she is.
I'm tired of this back-slapping "Isn't humanity neat?" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are. - Bill Hicks
Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. - Frank Zappa