How many people in congress made the exact same bet on the exact same information, and for them it's "legal?"

wmf 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

None, because Congress wasn't informed of the Maduro raid until afterwards?

	▲	janalsncm 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		We have finally figured out the purpose of the War Powers Act.

cosmicgadget 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It is legal and until we vote for people who will outlaw it we only have ourselves to blame.

Easy to say, hard to do, when your two "choices" at the ballot box represent slightly different groups of wealthy donors.

Vote in primaries. Also wealthy donors probably care less about whether a candidate can self-enrich with insider trading.

XorNot 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ah enlightened centrism rears its head again. Remember folks: at all points both sides are exactly the same /s.

If you guilt me into voting, I'll probably vote for somebody you don't like.

Isn't it better that I don't vote?

	▲	_carbyau_ 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		No. It is better that you vote. For at the end of the day you can: 1. know you tried to express your wishes 2. know that the outcome is because people expressed their wishes 3. realise the balance between 1. and 2. whether the outcome is as you hoped, and especially if it is not as you hoped. This is important because hanging back and saying "Well I didn't vote for them!" is by default not supporting democracy as your country views it.

snypher 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

“Any clearance holders thinking of cashing in their access and knowledge for personal gain will be held accountable”

Yeah right.