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11 years 3 weeks ago #31287 by Siscowet
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jtallen83 wrote: It amazes me how few people actually look at their representatives campaign finance reports on the FEC site. The politicians don't even bother to hide the corruption because nobody looks much less calls them out on it. It's all there, where the money comes from and who it goes too. A few google searches and you can see the extent to which they enrich their families and friends, all at our expense. :mad:
I don't think a new law will change anything, maybe the methods but not the results. Only an informed, educated, and concerned citizenry will make the difference. :usa:

I checked my Congressman about a month ago. The little Ho is in everybody's pocket.

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11 years 3 weeks ago - 10 years 10 months ago #31321 by 10-76
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11 years 3 weeks ago #31325 by jtallen83
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10-76 wrote:

jtallen83 wrote: It amazes me how few people actually look at their representatives campaign finance reports on the FEC site. :usa:



Would you link that section of their site?


Here is the beginners page with some directions;

www.fec.gov/pubrec/publicrecordsoffice.shtml#using

Here is a good place to start your search;

www.fec.gov/pindex.shtml

They don't make it simple but with a little work you'll be pissed off in no time!
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11 years 3 weeks ago #31337 by mlotziii
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I was really surprised to see that the majority of the money was from PAC's.

One of the local candidates only had $8,000 in campaign contributions and another candidate from another district had $800,000 in the same race.

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11 years 3 weeks ago - 10 years 10 months ago #31339 by 10-76
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11 years 3 weeks ago #31340 by jtallen83
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For me it was what the candidates spent the money on. I was amazed at how much went to family members with the same last name :mad: hard to say how much is going to inlaws without deeper research.
The PACS have files on record there as well, they get really complicated and convoluted!

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10 years 11 months ago - 10 years 11 months ago #33973 by OleCowboy
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Good read here by Phyllis Schlafly Founder & President of Eagle Forum: us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=0a6e189a54b...ac0dcf8&e=5a6c024693
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10 years 11 months ago #33979 by MrMarty51
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I am not sure that this has ever come to fruition as of yet.
I will send My congress man a message and see how far this thing has gone to date.

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10 years 11 months ago - 10 years 10 months ago #33984 by 10-76
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10 years 11 months ago #33989 by Siscowet
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Conservative press AND liberal press like the Huffington Post are opposed to it. It is bad news and it is being pushed onto us in secrecy. Definitely write your Congressman.

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