Protesting pay-to-play GOP "governing"
Submitted by Jake Gellar-Goad on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:59am
From Democracy NC about a protest of a GOP lobbyist fundraising event:
Republicans Jump on Chance to Raise Money from PACs;
Critics Say Fundraiser Fuels A Pay-to-Play SystemWhile the NC General Assembly is on a 24-day recess, House Republicans are taking quick advantage of a loophole in state law to sponsor a major fundraising event this Wednesday and solicit contributions of up to $5,000 from political action committees (PACs) that are barred from giving while the General Assembly is in session.
“This kind of fundraising symbolizes the pay-to-play culture that Republicans said they would stamp out if they won control of the General Assembly,” said Bob Hall, executive director of the election reform group Democracy North Carolina. “They are already so consumed by the chase for campaign money that they are either clueless or they don’t care that this event looks like cashing in on legislation delivered or still pending.”
I would encourage you to read the full 4 page media release, but I'm sure most here don't need convincing of the General Assembly's corruption. So without further delay, here are some pics from today's protest:
And yours truly, sporting some new specs:
Tillis responds to Jake
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
"end of shortest long session" ... yeah, right
The News & Observer continues to enable Republican spin of everything.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/06/18/1282892/flurry-of-bills-ends-shor...
The headline claims that the "shortest long session" has ended.
It HASN'T ended. It's STILL GOING ON. They pretend it's over by
NOT DEALING WITH plenty of things that STILL NEED to be dealt with,
LIKE REDISTRICTING AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, which THE OTHER
sessions-meeting-in-odd-numbered years JUST WENT AHEAD AND DEALT WITH,
Instead of (falsely) claiming that "it be overwith" and then starting back up again.
I had originally thought they were doing this just to prove how fast they were.
I didn't know that it was actually so they could PULL a fast one by raising
money while they were still in session. Yeah, I know, legally, technically,
officially, they SAY they're not. Well, actions speak louder.
Good catch
They don't have enough editors to fix all the trouble they make.
We have a general prohibition against linking to the N&O for the very reasons you point to, but this makes me want to reconsider.
Go for it.
Good to see you.
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
I was glad to see some news coverage of the protest
and to see Laura Leslie there:
http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/blogpost/9801446/
The comments section of that story could use more participation.
More coverage here:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8222697
It too has a comments section.
If anyone sees any other coverage, be sure to share!
Hey Thom...
...is the "h" silent?
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