[HN Gopher] Senators propose law that bans members of Congress f...
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       Senators propose law that bans members of Congress from trading
       stocks
        
       Author : mandeepj
       Score  : 24 points
       Date   : 2023-07-27 20:48 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.msn.com)
        
       | DANmode wrote:
       | You're supposed to be thinking and talking about UAPs!
        
       | ThePowerOfFuet wrote:
       | > Continue reading on the app
       | 
       | Appwall? No thanks.
        
       | phone8675309 wrote:
       | Per the article this is likely DoA:
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       | > Two bills on this matter -- the TRUST in Congress Act and the
       | PELOSI Act -- have failed to move the needle this year, and it's
       | unclear if or when the Ban Stock Trading for Government Officials
       | Act will be debated and voted on.
        
       | chrisco255 wrote:
       | I don't see how any law like this would be constitutional without
       | a full amendment. One class of Congress cannot arbitrarily impose
       | restrictions on future classes of Congress without an amendment.
        
         | EA-3167 wrote:
         | Perhaps the ones proposing the law realize that, and are simply
         | taking an action they can claim shows "Hey we tried, guys."
         | That would be the sort of blatant cynicism I can imagine in the
         | senate, and unfortunately I suspect it will work on the
         | campaign trail too.
        
         | JumpCrisscross wrote:
         | > _one class of Congress cannot arbitrarily impose restrictions
         | on future classes of Congress without an amendment_
         | 
         | Plenty of laws regulate Congress. Congress isn't sovereign.
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         | Laws require the President's sign off. It isn't one Congress
         | restricting another. It's the U.S. government restricting the
         | Congress.
        
       | coreDNA123 wrote:
       | If this can avoid congress members from trading defense stock and
       | declaring war on china and iran to bump it...
        
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