http://ethicsalarms.com/2009/11/21/lobbyist-ventriloquism-and-the-abysmal-state-of-congressional-ethics/ An ethics commentary blog on current events and issues Sun, 27 May 2012 01:38:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://ethicsalarms.com/2009/11/21/lobbyist-ventriloquism-and-the-abysmal-state-of-congressional-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:27 +0000 http://ethicsalarms.com/?p=339#comment-228 Americans play right into this. We agree to vote for someone because the opponent is not worthy. These politicians can make their plain interests known and not care who knows it because they know they don’t need to be qualified for the job. They only need to make sure you think their opponent isn’t qualified for the job. If we start voting for the new candidate all of the time, then the incumbents will have to start telling us why they have done their job and deserve another term.

]]> http://ethicsalarms.com/2009/11/21/lobbyist-ventriloquism-and-the-abysmal-state-of-congressional-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:48:34 +0000 http://ethicsalarms.com/?p=339#comment-224 Bribery IS against the law, Bob. The fact that it isn’t called bribery by the bribees doesn’t change the facts.

]]> http://ethicsalarms.com/2009/11/21/lobbyist-ventriloquism-and-the-abysmal-state-of-congressional-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:22:26 +0000 http://ethicsalarms.com/?p=339#comment-223 …sad to say

]]> http://ethicsalarms.com/2009/11/21/lobbyist-ventriloquism-and-the-abysmal-state-of-congressional-ethics/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:02:37 +0000 http://ethicsalarms.com/?p=339#comment-222 Two things:
1. There are more and less ethical members.
2. By “ethics” Congress means obeying the law. Ethics has nothing to do with it.

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