http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/02/12/legislative-ethics-if-lawmakers-wont-the-people-must Comments On: Legislative ethics: If lawmakers won't, the people must by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
You know, the internet and e-mail and another new technology called the telephone almost make it possible for voters to express their views to their representatives on anything and everything. Novel idea, huh?

On a personal note- almost without exception the PAID lobbyists I have known are lower life forms than that found in a bathtub drain.
Posted by Sound Policy]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:21:19 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by gaping]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:45:18 -0600 Arkansas Times
The free market is the best determinant of societal goodness, and a free market in legislators is no exception. How will our legislators know how to vote if they can't simply add up the contributions they've been given to see which side wins?
Posted by I_AM_THE_NRA]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:09:15 -0600 Arkansas Times
When people sell their bodies, they are called whores. When people sell their votes they are called what? Whores!

We need to outlaw PAID lobbyists. Feel strongly about some public issue? Go lobby as an unpaid citizen interested in public policy.

I've done it. You can too. It's free and it's called participatory democracy.
Posted by Sound Policy]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:01:33 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by RYD]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:40:45 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Citizen1]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:04:52 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by vitriolic]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:07:30 -0600 Arkansas Times