Tomek
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join:2002-01-30
Brooklyn, NY
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Re: Congress 1. Interests Groups 94585
Another names for corruption:
Lobbying, donations for campaigns, blacklisting.
Did I miss something?
Anyway, I'm happy that so far, congress has something to say. After all they should represent the people, not highest bidder.
Old Joke:
If pro is for, and con against,
What's the opposite of PROgress?
CONgress
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
1 edit | Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the count still stands at: Congress 0. Interests Groups 94585
This is the State legislature of West Virginia not the U.S. Congress.
Everyone always downs West Virginia for being ass-backwards and country but it seems their representatives are a helluva lot smarter than those of the other 49 states and the Distric of Columbia.
Good Job West Virginia! |
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SRFireside
join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX
| said by NPGMBR  :...it seems their representatives are a helluva lot smarter than those of the other 49 states and the Distric of Columbia. Good Job West Virginia! I wouldn't go so far as to say Virgina is the only state with some intelligence in the union. Other states have turned down ILEC lobby efforts as well. Texas (of all places) actually turned down lobby-induced legislation just recently. Still West V. did a good job. |
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xrobertcmx
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join:2001-06-18
Sterling, VA
clubs:  | reply to NPGMBR
No kidding, I still can't believe this is West Virginia pulling this off.
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SpitefulCrow
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join:2003-06-04
Berkeley, CA | reply to Tomek
Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain
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NPGMBR
join:2001-03-28
Arlington, VA
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Sorry but you misunderstood what I said.
1) The state in question is West Virginia
2) What I meant was that NO other state has taken such a BOLD stance against lobbyists and actually looked at a piece of legislation before blindly making it law. |
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cdru
Go Colts
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
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said by xrobertcmx :No kidding, I still can't believe this is West Virginia pulling this off. Broadband only effects like, what, 2 people who have computers in WV? 
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Captain_Avat
join:2001-09-06
Harpers Ferry, WV | So what's next? Black, Jew or Mexican Jokes? |
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proudquaters
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Wow, west virginia is like the only state, (maybe louisiana) to tell the incumbant to go to hell... Pennsylvania tried, but VZ did the armtwisting polka, and some $$ killed (or reduced)the munis efforts there...
I'd be proud to get some of those west virginia (that's really a state in and of itself?) for my 50 state quarter collection...
They should redesign that quarter to read, FREE muni broadband for all, screw you verizon!
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cdru
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join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
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Oh lighten up. I was joking. Obviously WV is a little more progressive then what my state, Indiana was. At least WV told the lobbyists to go buzz off. My state got as far as voting on the bill.
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diver165
join:2003-01-08
Ona, WV | reply to cdru
Yep, my wife and I both have PCs here in WVa
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