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arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkGold bars, basement carpeting and more. Here’s what prosecutors say bought off a US senator | CNN Politicsedition.cnn.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·6 months agoGood. Get out all the dirty members of Congress. Democrats and Republicans alike. The more honest ones that remain may actually get something done for our nation instead of their personal accounts.
minus-squareassassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down4·6 months agoCongress would lose at least 3/4 of its members.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·6 months agoGood. Leave vacancies for potentially honest candidates.
minus-squareJafoo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·6 months ago“Congress would lose at least 3/4 of its members” You speak as if this is something to be avoided, rather than celebrated
minus-squarethefactremains@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agoOh. In that case, let’s just not do anything.
minus-squareassassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoOh I’m not saying not to do anything. Let them burn. I’m just saying congress might be out of commission for a while.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoCongress has been out of commission since the ‘90s.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoDoes it do anything useful? It’s not very clear, seen from abroad.
Good. Get out all the dirty members of Congress. Democrats and Republicans alike. The more honest ones that remain may actually get something done for our nation instead of their personal accounts.
Congress would lose at least 3/4 of its members.
Good. Leave vacancies for potentially honest candidates.
“Congress would lose at least 3/4 of its members”
You speak as if this is something to be avoided, rather than celebrated
Oh. In that case, let’s just not do anything.
Oh I’m not saying not to do anything. Let them burn. I’m just saying congress might be out of commission for a while.
Congress has been out of commission since the ‘90s.
Does it do anything useful? It’s not very clear, seen from abroad.