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Re: Financial Conflict of Interest Act of 2017

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IIBenWB is not online. IIBenWB
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14 Jan 2017 09:33 AM
Idea submitted by catinthehat12.

An act
To prohibit Congressional members from working for private financial institutions.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section I.
This bill will be known as the 'Financial Conflict of Interest Act of 2017,' or the 'FCIA,' for short.

Section II.
Any sitting member of the Senate or House of Representatives may no longer work for any privately owned bank as this will arise many conflicts of interest for the goal of self profit.

Section III.
If enacted, all sitting members of the Senate or House of Representatives will either have to leave their privately owned bank occupation, or resign from the Senate or House of Representatives. Any failure to do so may result in an expulsion from Congress depending upon the circumstances.

Section IV.
Any legislation in conflict with this act shall be declared null and void in the event of the FCIA's passage.

Reasoning.
To ensure the integrity of Congress and its legislators, we must prevent conflicts of interest in all forms. Preventing financial conflicts of interest is the first step towards a Congress free of corruption.


If you have any questions, concerns, or are unsure of how you would like to vote on the FCIA, do not hesitate to contact me. If you also have any constructive criticism regarding this act, I would love to hear it.


Signed,
Rep. IIBenWB (F-VA)
Discord: IIBenWB#1296
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LordiousHulaios is online. LordiousHulaios
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14 Jan 2017 10:10 AM
abstain


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Polymind is not online. Polymind
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14 Jan 2017 10:13 AM
trying to get a bunch of plutocrats to stop profiting is like trying to tell someone to stop breathing


I'm all for capitalism but it shouldn't be ingrained into real life politics


deus vult
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ZZ9PluralZAlpha is online. ZZ9PluralZAlpha
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14 Jan 2017 10:47 AM
I 100% agree with this bill.

Vice Admiral ZZ9PluralZAlpha, Esq.
Commander, Naval Air Forces
Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific
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Economics_Master is not online. Economics_Master
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14 Jan 2017 11:17 AM
AFAIK banks are the worst type of way to invest your time if you're looking for robux profit.


Rep. Economics_Master
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Alysify is not online. Alysify
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14 Jan 2017 12:08 PM
nay lole


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15 Jan 2017 08:20 AM
absolutely nay
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SurpriseParty is online. SurpriseParty
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15 Jan 2017 10:36 PM
um i urge plutocrats to nay this


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gamehacker99 is not online. gamehacker99
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16 Jan 2017 03:39 PM
pls nay this


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xKodiac is online. xKodiac
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16 Jan 2017 06:39 PM
There is no reason to nay this outside of greed.
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Norman_Paperman is online. Norman_Paperman
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17 Jan 2017 12:54 PM
is there any reason to do this? when has this mattered?
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Brentaboy is online. Brentaboy
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17 Jan 2017 04:41 PM
I agree with this bill so we cna stop the Plutocrats from destroying our beautiful democracy.

Signed,

Director Of Campaign Sales

Brentaboy
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gamehacker99 is not online. gamehacker99
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17 Jan 2017 05:27 PM
how are we destroying it?


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BonnieSBennett is not online. BonnieSBennett
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18 Jan 2017 08:11 PM
This would be an Ex Post Facto Law.

All presently-sitting Members of Congress who work for banks would have committed this "crime" before the passage of this Act, so it would be unconstitutional to punish them as such. At best, you can enforce this ban on future Congressmen.

Furthermore, this Act is likely unconstitutional since an outright ban would do the following:
1. Establish a discriminatory practice of banning bank employees from working in Congress.
2. Likely violate the Constitution by imposing an arbitrary restriction on Congressional membership. FruCons doesn't allow the Congress to judge the qualifications of its members, so you really can't pass this.

I urge the Congress not to pass this, and if it somehow passes, the Department of Justice will be litigating against it.

The Hon. Madame BonnieSBennett,
Attorney General of the United States
Chief Networking Officer of Organizing for Action, Inc.
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Tottenham_Hotspur is not online. Tottenham_Hotspur
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18 Jan 2017 08:20 PM
wait there's banks on roblox? am interested, can someone link pls
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18 Jan 2017 09:27 PM
@tott yeah theyre for nusa, theyre both bad


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xKodiac is online. xKodiac
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19 Jan 2017 09:11 PM
@Bonnie:

"This would be an Ex Post Facto Law."

This is not an Ex Post Facto Law, for it punishes congressmen if they do not leave either congress or the bank after the signing of the bill. It does not punish anyone for having banking ties prior to its signing.

"Furthermore, this Act is likely unconstitutional since an outright ban would do the following:
"1. Establish a discriminatory practice of banning bank employees from working in Congress."

That is incorrect, because if a bank employee wanted to run for Congress, they still can and remain an employee of the bank. It is only after their victory and before they are sworn in that they must cut their ties to the bank.
Secondly, the argument that a citizens in any occupation should be allowed to hold office while in said occupation is undercut by the prohibition on military servicemen holding office while they are in the military.


"2. Likely violate the Constitution by imposing an arbitrary restriction on Congressional membership.'

First, stating this restriction is arbitrary is an opinion of yours.

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roy_petraeus is not online. roy_petraeus
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20 Jan 2017 05:54 PM
@Xkodak


That is the Attorney General of the United States; and in my professional law opinion I agree with her. Tell me, have you ever studied law? If not, leave the legal debates to those who have.
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EcoBack is online. EcoBack
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26 Jan 2017 06:20 PM
nay


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26 Jan 2017 06:21 PM
that reminds me of the time harrison ford took a dooky on my shoe
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26 Jan 2017 06:22 PM
nay


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26 Jan 2017 07:10 PM
nay
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