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A principled person can eat the free steak dinner, listen to their pitch and tell them no all the same. > You know what smart people do? Ask questions. Use the
by blitzar 3y ago
A principled person can eat the free steak dinner, listen to their pitch and tell them no all the same.
> You know what smart people do? Ask questions. Use their resources.
I would love to see more of this - as far as I can tell there is almost none of it going on. I am pro listening to all the voices, anti selecting based on the biggest donation. Between "vested interests" and voting along party lines I doubt many legislators could tell you what the subject of the bill they voted on 5 minutes ago was.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> principled person can eat the free steak dinner, listen to their pitch and tell them no all the same They would be in breach of the rules by accepting the free steak dinner [1]. I'm not saying there aren't electeds who are dumb enough to succumb to this. But they're low-hanging fruit for ambitious prosecutors. [1] https://ethics.house.gov/house-ethics-manual/gifts https://ethics.house.gov/house-ethics-manual/gifts