Subj : Re: How stupid can an av
To   : Bj”Rn Felten
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Mon Jun 20 2022 00:09:02

 -=> On 06-19-22  21:51,  Bj”rn Felten <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about How stupid can an av <=-


 BF> Well, excuse an effin furrener for not being able to keep track of
 BF> all the  corruption going on in the US of A. But I *DO* know, that 
 BF> at least in some states, there was attempts to put a limit 
 BF> to the bribes.

No excusing needed.  It is getting more and more difficult to keep track
of ourselves.

 BF> Like e.g. this:

 BF> "County residents, frustrated by money's influence on 
 BF> politics, set the $200 cap by a vote in 1990. Since then, 
 BF> use of the corporation loophole in campaign financing has 
 BF> become a familiar phenomenon in Sarasota County."

One county in the state of Florida.

 BF> Yeah, well, good luck with your rampant corruption, that probably
 BF> will not  end well, unless you at least first cap all donations, and 

I agree with that -- the excessive donations by a few individuals and
groups has warped the democratic process.

 BF> secondly get rid of that corruption capitol of yours, the
 BF> senate, that has not contributed anything positive to your 
 BF> country for more than a century.

I would not go that far.  Think Civil Rights Act, ACA (aka Obamacare).
I could not argue with for more than a decade though.

                               Dale Shipp
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