Rep. Katie Porter has introduced legislation to eliminate foreign political influence in elections.

[Nevilledog]

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Kyle Griffin
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Rep. Katie Porter has introduced legislation to eliminate foreign political influence in elections. The Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2021 would close loopholes that enable foreign governments and corporations to make campaign contributions.
12:00 PM · Jul 31, 2021

[Wounded Bear]

1. Does it crack open the PAC bullshit?

We need full disclosure on PAC moneys, where they come from and where they're spent.

That's a big part of the problem.

[SheltieLover]

4. Absofuckingloutely!

[aocommunalpunch]

2. I love Katie Porter

and wonder when the "grandstanding b/c it won't pass" crowd will show up.

[Wounded Bear]

5. She does come prepared...

[Budi]

6. Great! Start with SuperPacs or its all just a cool campaign slogan

Start Here Rep Porter.



THIS IS WHO SPONSORED NINA's AMARE PR GROUP.
Wonder how she hooked up with these vultures?

Knowing this just reveals the absolute LIES she promotes about "Corporatists!",etc...

People's Party my ass 🤨
"Hey Nina, WHICH PEOPLE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" Really, Who Exactly?

The ugliest corrupt foreign leaders & corporations, That's Who. The one's that murder & starve their own people, & align with Putin, Trump & authoritarians of that ilk.

Just a partial list of the Global Corporation's clients.
The same Corporation who pays Nina Turner's own Lobbying gig.



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And This:
The maze of Pacs & SuperPacs that have been created to move the unlimited flow of money is a bfd.

Here's the gist of the Call for the FEC deeper dive:

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DARK MONEY & 501C4

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And THIS:

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And these are just for starters.

[ChubbyStar]

14. Take your show on the road

It is entertaining. Have a great day!

[Celerity]

20. lol

[Budi]

27. No I expect Porter to take her show on the road & bust the PAC to SUPER PAC 501C4s

Foreign money in & trickles down to the next Pac & the next PAC & if Porter omits this Big Corporate & Foreign Money $$$ dumping to influence our elections, then her words become slogans.

Looking at Turner's big $$$ funding alone is real hillarious to you. I get it.
I expect Porter to walk that talk, no matter WHO it reveals.

Not as humorous as you seem to find it. .

K Porter certainly doesn't seem to think so.

[ChubbyStar]

28. My post didn't mention Turner

Read closer, thanks. Have a nice night!

[Budi]

29. Mine did. The one you replied to. Turner's is just one glaring example of abuse of 501C4's & ....

....Super Pacs that hide behind the untraceable foreign & Corporate donors.

My post that you replied to, listed just a small sample of that very problem.
And the reason Porter must go the whole route if she is as serious about getting money outta politics, like she says

Super Pacs & Pacs, committees & Institutes hiding behind a 501C4 have become the big trend & everybody's got at least one.

Maybe dive in and read a little more about how these SPacs have become a method of money laundering-for-influence system that needs to be busted up.

[ChubbyStar]

16. Katie is a Pro

So happy she is on our side!

[jalan48]

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Glad Katie's on our side.

[ananda]

7. You know what? For some reason, I had always thought that..

it was illegal.

[George II]

9. It is.

[George II]

8. If I'm not mistaken, foreign influence in elections is already illegal. In fact, I recall....

....one campaign was issued serious fines because they used a group of people who flew in from Australia to campaign in New Hampshire.

I wish I could remember the year and the candidate.

[nvme]

10. Citizens United is the 21st century Epic failure

The only more wrong headed decision was the Supreme court decision in Dred Scot's case.

[jalan48]

11. I'd add Plessy vs. Ferguson as well.

Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537, was a landmark decision made by the U.S. Supreme Court that codified the constitutional doctrine for racial segregation laws. In the eyes of the court as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, African-Americans could be served separately from the white population. Wikipedia

[nvme]

12. ah yes separate but equal.

It is sad

[ffr]

13. Uh, didn't we already have something for that?

[quaint]

19. "would close loopholes"

Katie Porter is s m a r t.

[flying_wahini]

15. Can we get Retroactive disclosures, too?

[NoMoreRepugs]

17. The Democratic Party has some incredible talent as opposed

to the other party.

[NoMoreRepugs]

18. The Democratic Party has some incredible talent as opposed

to the other party.

[aggiesal]

21. We'll have to get rid of Citizen's United ...

Until that happens, foreign citizens and governments will continue to
corrupt our elections with anonymous donations to Super-Pacs.

We need an amendment to our Constitution to completely eliminate this practice.

All donations to candidates and pac should be made public, and if not, steep penalties.

[SergeStorms]

22. That will have to come after.....

the Democrats win SUPER MAJORITIES in 2022 and 2024.

Then it will be time for some major housekeeping of the dark money laws and loopholes the GQP uses to keep morons in power.

Maybe we can do something about term limits then as well.

If we dream it, we can do it, but we're going to have to work like hell to make it happen.

[aggiesal]

23. I used to think about term limits as well ...

but then I think about Nancy Pelosi.
I'd never want her to be termed out.

That would be QOP's wet dream.

[SergeStorms]

24. But then we have McTurtle in the Senate.

Maybe we set terms at 4 years for both the House and Senate, then a limit of 4 terms for each.

Two year terms for the House are ridiculous. They're always campaigning or fund raising. Their terms are just too short to be effective lawmakers.

Those are the only changes I'd like to see.

[aggiesal]

26. McTurtle is a good example to have term limits ...

but there's a huge difference between McTurtle & Nancy.

Nancy follows the rules, while McTurtle creates his own rules
and bastardize the current rules.

Withholding Merrick Garland was a rule that McTurtle created,
while constantly invoking the filibuster is bastardizing the filibuster rule.

[appmanga]

25. I can't wait for this woman...

...to be a senator.

[Blue Owl]

30. K&R