Internal Docs Show Senate Republicans Are Lurching Toward Earmarks, The ‘Currency Of Corruption’ To ‘Buy And Sell Votes’

thefederalist.com ^ | 4/14/21 | Kylee Zempel

[cotton1706]

With House Republicans having voted by secret ballot last Wednesday to remove a ban on earmarks within their caucus, capitulating to Democrats’ wishes to reintroduce the practice, that leaves the Senate GOP as the last remaining bulwark between American taxpayers and corrupt congressional spending and pet projects. By the looks of it, that last line of defense is planning to cave.

The Federalist has obtained the proposed GOP conference rules, which would allow for earmarks, which have been banned since 2011 and are now being pushed under the monikers “member-directed” or “congressionally directed” spending. If senators successfully pass their proposed rules, lawmakers will be able to use chunks of taxpayer dollars, allocated as discretionary spending, to fritter away in their home states, congressional districts, or localities, without going through statutory processes.

[cotton1706]

They're anxious to get their bribery back.

[brownsfan]

Internal docs show Republicans are politicians.

The real problem is, how can this be fixed. Oh no, don’t start another party, it will mean the loss of bribery leverage for Republicans!

[BobL]

Screw it, earmarks are coming anyway, the Republicans might as well cash-in on them too.

[HotHunt]

Once they get elected, they are introduced to the DC corruption and they can't keep their hands out of the taxpayers' pockets.

Both parties turn into slime because that's how the game is played.

I'd make a plea for term limits but that would fall of deaf ears too.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Kickbacks and graft for oligarchs, free crack and hookers for oligarch’s children is infrastructure

[MAAG]

Republicans having voted by secret ballot last Wednesday

I know there are many things that need to change to keep are constitutional Republic, but the secret ballot should be the first of many.

[TakebackGOP]

Kevin McCarthy needs to go.

[SunkenCiv]

...that leaves the Senate GOP as the last remaining bulwark between American taxpayers and corrupt congressional spending and pet projects.

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[GOPJ]

If Republicans want votes they should take a page out of the democrat handbook - invite 30 million people from Poland to move here illegally so we can sign them up to vote Republican.

When democrats object we'll call them racists... all those years of 'pollock jokes' damaged these 'victims' and we CARE SO MUCH FOR THE DOWNTRODDEN... AND DEMOCRATS DON'T... Then we'll invite a few million more.

That's the real way democrat 'win'... they bring in illegals who 'owe' them. It's disgusting but democrats are incapable of shame. Or insight into who they are...

[oldtech]

Seems like the simplest solution to this would be “one bill, one item”. Make it easier for everybody.