Let's talk about SCOTUS making it easier to buy a senator....
Belle of the Ranch
Belle of the Ranch
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🗓️ 18 May 2022
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | If just thinking about your bills makes you feel confused and disorientated, |
| 0:05.0 | like your head is full of Raspberry, |
| 0:08.0 | then you need Monzo. |
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| 0:15.0 | Money never felt like Monzo. |
| 0:18.0 | UK residents, T's and C supply. |
| 0:21.0 | Well, howdy there internet people lids bow again so today we're going to talk a little bit |
| 0:26.6 | about how the Supreme Court just made it easier for our representatives in Congress |
| 0:32.1 | to be purchased because that's really the outcome here. |
| 0:37.0 | Back in 2002, a law went on the books that limited the amount of money a politician could use from their campaign |
| 0:46.4 | and raised after the election to repay themselves. |
| 0:51.5 | So if, let's say, Senator X put $300,000 into their campaign, well they couldn't recoup all of that. They couldn't raise money to repay |
| 1:06.4 | themselves after they had won. This law was struck down. |
| 1:14.0 | So what it enables is for politicians to put a whole bunch of their own money into their campaign to ensure their victory. |
| 1:26.0 | Then afterward, somebody could come up and be like, |
| 1:30.0 | hey, senator, I like to help you repay those loans. |
| 1:35.0 | I got a check for 10 grand. |
| 1:36.2 | Let's meet at the club for dinner. |
| 1:38.6 | While we're there, I want to talk about something else too. |
| 1:41.2 | And then they talk about a policy that they would like to see and how they have friends |
| 1:47.0 | who are also supporters of the new senator and would like to help them repay loans. |
| 1:58.6 | It creates a situation where |
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