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CousinIT

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Wed Sep 15, 2021, 04:32 PM Sep 2021

The Jan 6th Sedition Brought to You By....MANY Corporate Funders...

https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/this-sedition-is-brought-to-you-by/

In the wake of the Capitol insurrection on January 6th, nearly two hundred corporations and industry groups said they would pause or altogether stop making political contributions to the 147 members of Congress who voted against certifying the election and continue to propagate the Big Lie that led to the attack. In the months since, corporate and industry interests have had to choose whether to do their part to uphold our democracy by turning off the flow of corporate donations to these members, also known as the Sedition Caucus, or to continue to support them in order to seek political influence.

Many have failed this test, some reneging on a promise to change their giving while others made no commitment and are giving like nothing ever happened. By continuing to fund members of Congress who would undermine American democracy, these corporations and industry groups are sacrificing democratic government for access and influence. These members of Congress should renounce their votes against certifying the election and commit to respecting the 2020 election, future elections, and our democratic system, and corporations and industry groups should demand that they do so.

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Business groups were eager to start giving to Sedition Caucus members in the wake of the January 6th

The flow of money from corporate PACs and industry groups to political committees allied with the Sedition Caucus started just days after the insurrection, and within the first few months after the deadly attack, their total contributions had already climbed into the millions of dollars.

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https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-reports/this-sedition-is-brought-to-you-by/#

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The Jan 6th Sedition Brought to You By....MANY Corporate Funders... (Original Post) CousinIT Sep 2021 OP
Lock. Them. Up. and throw away the key abqtommy Sep 2021 #1
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