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Judy Allen's avatar

In NY-17 we are working hard to get Cait elected. And you can help! Sign up to register new voters at fieldteam6.org. Find your local chapter of indivisible.org and join the fight to take back our country no matter where you live.

BoboBodkin's avatar

Agree they ought not to be…but how many ‘reps’ or ‘lobbyists’ are all about the Benjamins? I don’t mean Franklin.

Robert Kain's avatar

Lobbyists and special interests have been allowed so much influence that voters interests are meaningless. Roger Stone was a corrupt lobbyist and was convicted. Trump pardoned him. Loop holes, special interests and Citizens United all combine to render voting meaningless. Wake up America. Honest politicians are struggling to compete against a corrupt system. No PACS, no loopholes, no Citizens United, will challenge bullshit. Vote for any candidates that declare their independence from PACS and promise clear goals to become elected. Trump has made dishonesty his normal behavior. Confusion is always nearby when Trump makes decisions. The Supreme Court lives in a legalistic bubble and cares nothing about democratic reality. Merrick Garland, did NOTHING as AG for Biden, and was immersed in his pedantic law research and review while Trump was planning to rape democracy. Progressive candidates committed to infrastructure, fair taxation, laws and a balanced budget will get my vote as I lose confidence daily that Trump will not interfere with elections.

Milie K's avatar

And, make sure to NEVER vote for a republican again.

dear Mr NOIR &DOJ let’s see the unredacted Epstein files.

Matthew Splett's avatar

"And we need to reign in monopoly utility companies." - understatement. It doesn't make any sense that utility companies are investable entities that expect profit growth. The only mechanisms they have to increase profits are to raise rates and reduce services. (efficiency should have bottomed out already) - They should not be allowed in private equity or public stock portfolios. The requirement to treat the company as a product for investors creates an immediate conflict of interest.

Amy Chandler's avatar

I continue to wonder why candidates have not established a platform to take away the cap for social security. Why are all people over a certain income not taxed at a higher rate?

Milie K's avatar

Because they (Congress) are the people of a certain income.

Bruce W's avatar

They should all be flogged.

Milie K's avatar

We can’t get rid of trump and gang…

Why this??

Stephanie Shlasky's avatar

One problem with Conley: She perpetuates the lie that there is a genocide in Gaza. The word "genocide" has been redefined to apply to Israel alone. It used to mean an attempt to wipe out a group of people based on race, religion, ethnicity, etc. When applied to Israel it means a lot of people being killed as Israel defends itself against Iran funded terrorists like Hamas and Hezbollah. Remember when over 800,000 Japanese were killed in WWII? If the new definition of genocide were applied, the US and our allies would be guilty. Since it only applies to Israel, it's called antisemitism.

Karin's avatar

Wake up it is a genocide in Gaza. In fact it’s a haulocaust and stop playing semantics games. Israel is erasing an entire people. They are the foremost killer of children on this planet.

Stephanie Shlasky's avatar

No surprise to hear from an antisemite. If this were a genocide how did the population of Gaza increase by multiples over the decades? Wake up.

Carol O'Neill's avatar

You need to learn the definition of antisemitism. Antisemitism is the hatred of all Jews just for being Jews. Moral disgust over the monstrous acts of ONE MAN who happens to be Jewish is NOT "sntiSEMitism!"

However, supporting said monster IS feeding the real antisemites.

Stephanie Shlasky's avatar

I already provided one definition of antisemitism, which is demanding that Israel meet a standard not required of any other country. If Israel is not allowed to defend itself then it's a matter of semantics whether someone hates one Jew or many Jews if the country is destroyed by terrorists.