As a citizen, I would like to formally request that all Senators involved with insider trading...

[kentuck]

...withdraw from continuing their political careers in the next election.

The insider trading is an affront to every American.

It is corruption that is beyond the pale and cannot be accepted by any law-abiding American citizen.

These Senators should immediately resign from the US Senate and permit someone with a little more integrity to represent the people of this country.

[The Magistrate]

1. Hear Hear, Sir!

Seconding the motion....

[kentuck]

6. Welcome back, My Good Man!

I was afraid that we had lost you. You have truly been missed.

[potone]

32. How nice to see you post again.

I have not been on the site much for the last months, but I have missed your posts, and was concerned about you. I hope you are well.

[calimary]

33. Yaaaaayyyyyy!!! Good to see you back, sir!

You’ve been missed!

[Stinky The Clown]

45. Hey dude! Welcome back, sir.

You've been missed.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. They won't, of course, but perhaps we can continue to harp on their...

transgressions at election time.

There is absolutely no excuse for Senators to deal in insider trading, and their less than wealthy citiziens should be made aware of it.

[spanone]

3. If we did it and got caught, we would be jailed.

[hlthe2b]

4. If Martha Stewart went to jail for it, then why the hell shouldn't they?

[DURHAM D]

10. I believe she went to jail for lying to the FBI,

not insider trading.

[Scruffy1]

23. Exactly.

Generally,most insider trading cases are settled with a slap on the wrist and a fine. I remember a case years ago where the owner of brokerage firm settled for a $70,000.00 fine and a lifetime ban. he was 67 at the time and his shop was already closed so it was a big joke among the local OTC brokers.

[hlthe2b]

35. Technnically yes, while being investigated for INSIDER TRADING

[Hoyt]

5. Agree. Feinstein should set the example, and I like her.

[MoonchildCA]

7. She's my senator, but I'm not a huge fan.

I voted for her opponent the last time around. Even the California Democratic Party endorsed her opponent, Kevin de Leon, another Democrat, but she won against him, probably due to name recognition.

[Hoyt]

9. Appears you were right. I'm in deep red state, so only see national news clips.

[rufus dog]

19. As a deep Blue State

We deserve so much better.

She has always been a moderate at best, funded by Corp $, we should have two solid Dem Senators to offset the Alabama's and Wyoming's. Instead we have one liberal and one moderate.

And as a moderate, she ALWAYS takes the repuke line when not pushed. She is our Susan Collins.

[Hoyt]

20. Hopefully, she "was" your Susan Collins.

[rufus dog]

21. I thought she would get taken down last time

She didn't.

Hard for someone to take her out. But yes, this should be her last run.

[MoonchildCA]

38. Well, she is the oldest senator,

and will be 90 next time around, so there is that...

[Strelnikov_]

34. DiFi is a DINO . . .

In that, she does not give a rats ass for the problems of the 'little people'.

If that was not clear, one had their head of their arse.

Good riddance.

[ehrnst]

51. So why does she keep getting re-elected?

[Strelnikov_]

53. Representative Democracy, a majority of the voters do not have my opinion of her

Fair enough. I do not think she is a bad person, along the lines of most of the GOP. I do think she is a bit to close to Susan Collins in the Venn diagram.

Again, just my opinion.

Also, I was a bit strident in my criticism yesterday. Her stock trades do not fit the pattern of the GOP Senators.

[Dream Girl]

28. Plus her replacement would be appointed by Newsome, a Democrat

[soldierant]

46. There seems to still be a question whether

the sales transactions of her and Ron Johnson (R-WI) were actually due to insider trading, or were coincidental.

I want to know. I want them investigated. I want to know for sure.

And if it turns out they were not insider trades, I will happily apologize to Ron Johnson too ... creep though he is.

[Princess Turandot]

48. Her investment assets are in a blind trust..

...which is what politicians are advised to do to avoid situations like this. Her investment managers made a decision to sell the stock in question without informing her of their actions before the fact. (A transaction that ultimately cost her money, because its value subsequently went up.) She also didn't attend the private meeting in question.

Why the heck should she resign? She's supposed to accept an accusation of acting unethically when she had not?

[Hoyt]

49. Her husband sold the stock, that's hardly a "blind" trust. But, the more I've read, it seems

the sale of the stock might not have been as nefarious as some of the GOPers. I'll leave it up to the SEC investigators and voters whether it's questionable at best.

[ehrnst]

50. Who sells biotech stock to "make money" during a pandemic?

They're the ones making vaccines...

[Hoyt]

52. Someone who is concerned that a company primarily involved in cancer research might tank like

rest of market. Not all biotech stocks make money, in fact most lose.

[VarryOn]

8. I'd go beyond Senators...

Representatives, federal judges, senior-level bureaucrats, presidents, regulators, etc. Many who entered govt left much richer or ended up that way!

Hell, I'm mid-level management in my career. If I trade my company's stock within 30 days of our earnings release offer within 3 days after, mmt ass is grass. And of I become aware puff material insider info, I'm put on . Mop trading or stock else I'm liable for federal charges. It's pretty serious shit. It should be no different for politicians!

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Martha Stewart had to serve 5 months in jail, 5 months at home, and

2 years of probation for avoiding $45K in loses.

So, I want prison time for these Senators.

[JCMach1]

12. Every last one of them needs to go... don't care about the party here

[kag]

14. Absolutely!

R's and D's alike. It is unacceptable!

[kentuck]

36. It would be a criminal offense for any other citizen.

Why should they be any exception? In fact, they should be held to a higher standard.

[smirkymonkey]

13. Absolutely!

Hear, hear!

[FiveGoodMen]

15. Leaving us in the dark (and at risk) while they cashed in was worse.

[Mersky]

16. I don't like it either, but

There’s a difference between managing one’s stocks and insider trading. Like I said in another post, not all of these transactions are the same.

For instance, buying into stocks in February that were destined to lose in March is not the same as a senator dumping millions of dollars in stock while downplaying the virus or talking up tRump’s abilities to effectively manage the response.

[Toorich]

17. Bet they resign immediatly ....

..... and if they don't, I bet Barr will open an investigation.

[hangaleft]

39. Yeah, and I just saw a pig fly by my window

(No pun intended.)

[JDC]

18. That's WHY they got into politics.

It's disgusting and all to often goes the unchecked.

[ffr]

22. Yes, Burr should do the right thing and resign. He represents the republican elite, the untouchables

He's a despicable human being.

[customerserviceguy]

24. I'm with you except for one thing

This "next election" thing. They should resign NOW.

[grantcart]

25. +1

[ancianita]

26. You think these people give a dead reckoning what you formally request? They're bloodsuckers.

They are disaster capitalist parasites in an insider trading swamp.

Think they care one whit that Americans are affronted? They're rabid jackals.

Think they'll resign?

And who will make them? Their consciences?

So why would you ask so nicely?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

27. Yes, resign IMMEDIATELY... or be impeached!!

[Orrex]

29. You're too polite

I would instead formally request that those Senators go fuck themselves so hard that they implode.

At the very least we should be able to get our hands on some feathers and hot tar.

[Moostache]

30. If there were any honor left in public service, they would resign tonight...

Since there is none though, I expect absolutely NOTHING will happen to them. Just another sign that the system is broken beyond a quick fix...storms are coming for us all..I pray everyone is ready for the whirlwind...

[BootinUp]

31. totally agree. Nt

[Champp]

37. #DemandMassRepublicanResignation

Trending

[live love laugh]

40. What about presidents and attorneys general and their spawn? nt

[projectiboga]

41. Resign now, let their governors replace them.

They should resign, they can scrape by with the rest of the jobless. Courts, criminal and civil fines later.

[lildDemz]

42. Vapors

Too many of you will have to eat your words when most of the Congress people claim the stocks are in a blind trust or some such thing. Better back off for a while.

[jimlup]

43. Feinstein should withdraw before it is too late.

Franken did. Get with the program Dianne

[warmfeet]

44. No!

Lock them the fuck up. Resignation, fuck no. They need to be held accountable for their actions. Insider trading warrants a long, very difficult, prison sentence - particularly in light of thousands dying from their lies.

LOCK THEM THE FUCK UP!

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[LTG]

47. Doesn't fall under "insider trading" laws.

I do not mean or intend to diminish in any way the lack of integrity and betrayal of trust and law of these senators. However, their actions don’t match the requirements or intent of the “insider trading” laws.

Those violations require information from within the company, not known by or available to the general public. The information is stolen or improperly passed on to another individual who then uses that information to profit by making appropriate stock trading moves.

The original insider trading laws actually exempted Congress. To fix this problem a new law was passed known, by its short title, as the STOCK Act. It was passed, IIRC, in 2012. It specifically covered members of the federal government. All members of all 3 branches are subject to the STOCK Act. It prohibits profiting from any privileged, secret or confidential information learned in the course of their duties.

So, let’s throw the STOCK Act at them. Actually putting them in stocks on the Capitol Mall for a day before being locked up in prison would not only seem appropriate but also provide a “teachable moment”.