Comments on: Idaho Politicos Paid $21 Million By Supporters

By: Zippo

Zippo — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 03:34:19 +0000

It’s happening here too. The politicos see it as a reason to tax and spend more:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-legal-order-begins-to-fray-1442182979

By: Easterner

Easterner — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:22:45 +0000

After yesterday’s report of ACHD ordered to pay a million dollar legal bill, I think the other “payments” not in the public eye are much concerning than the one in the public record.

“Hey, I’ll help you if you help me,” says the government employee.

By: Silver City

Silver City — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 21:03:20 +0000

America is as corrupt as the rest of the world…Sad.

By: J Smith

J Smith — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 03:37:43 +0000

Simply stated; government at all levels in America is a criminal organization, voting is a fraud, and the corporate media is a delivery device of propaganda to control the people. The rich folks are looting America at a record pace, and probably the only thing that can save us is a benign military coup. The Oligarch globalists running the country care nothing for the people of America, only fattening their bank accounts. Dark times…

By: Grumpy ole Guy

Grumpy ole Guy — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 07:10:56 +0000

The best government/Legislature money can buy.

By: Bill Goodnight

Bill Goodnight — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 04:06:26 +0000

We are a christian nation with high moral standards. Our economic system is based on gambling (Wall Street) and our political system is based on bribery!

The solution to all of our political problems is to eliminate incumbents from elections. No one should ever be running for re-election. Longer single terms – one and done! Can you imagine a citizen legislature or congress without professionals?

Donors would have no assurance of a pro quo for their quid and no track record to base bribes on.
Office holders could concentrate on the public’s business instead of fund raising.

The argument against is the same as with more feeble term limits: “…you would lose institutional memory and experience.”

I think it would be wonderful to lose memory of both current legislative and congressional institutions.

By: Easterner

Easterner — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 20:05:44 +0000

“You’ve got to always be a player so when something comes up you can call them right away.”

Implying if you don’t give money you CAN”T call them?

The only good about campaign contributions is, it gets spread around.
Printing companies love election years! Radio, TV, advertising, etc…
LOTS of individual businesses and jobs benefit from where the money is spent.

And true, that politician is probably going to vote that ridiculous bill regardless of what the lobbyist/donor does.

By: erico49

erico49 — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:24:46 +0000

The story here is that Dentzer actually wrote something.

By: chicago sam

chicago sam — Sun, 06 Sep 2015 17:03:08 +0000

Idaho Power’s money bag weighs a ton, no doubt about it, and try and get money from them if you are running against one of their recipients whose vote they can depend on.
Of equal importance is what is done with these contributions by the recipients which in many cases far exceeds their annual salary as a Legislator.
There is little or no examination of their expense accounts which in one State Senators case involved payments for his hobby of jumping out of airplanes with a parachute on.