Missouri bill defines sex between lobbyists, lawmakers as a gift
Source: Kansas City Star
JEFFERSON CITY
Lobbyists who have sex with a Missouri lawmaker or their staff would have to disclose it to the Missouri Ethics Commission, under a bill introduced Wednesday in the Missouri House.
The bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Bart Korman from Montgomery County, defines sex between lobbyists and legislators as a gift. As such, sexual relations would have to be included on monthly lobbyist gift disclosure forms.
From the bill:
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article53468660.html
I thought Republicans were in favor of getting rid of burdensome regulations.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)SoLeftIAmRight
(4,883 posts)weird for sure
Journeyman
(15,031 posts)cloudbase
(5,513 posts)rurallib
(62,406 posts)When they do, it may cause some real eye openers for the lobbyists.
the_sly_pig
(741 posts)A lapel-flag pin law maybe a one night stand. Weapons contracts might require a month long trip to the Northern Marianas....
KansDem
(28,498 posts)Minimum Wage History
Time Period $ Amount
2012 ............... $7.25
2013 ............... $7.35
2014 ............... $7.50
2015 ............... $7.65
2016 ............... $7.65
http://labor.mo.gov/DLS/MinimumWage
7962
(11,841 posts)brooklynite
(94,508 posts)""If you can't eat their food, drink their booze, s---- their women, take their money and then vote against them you've got no business being up here."
iandhr
(6,852 posts)Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)No comment.
niyad
(113,275 posts)MosheFeingold
(3,051 posts)I can assure you that, in addition to some really smart and helpful people, a lot of lobbyist are former beauty queens (who are also generally pretty smart and poised, believe it or not) and a veritable brothel of clueless young attractive people, generally female but also some rather studly males who are paid to flirt -- and often open to more.
Access was granted accordingly.
It was out of hand in the 1970s. I'm no prude, but I almost quit a couple of times because of the degree of debauchery. It was just gross after a while.
I believe the drug companies used the same version of salespeople to get access to visit doctors. It got so bad there are now laws (or at least ethical guidelines) against sexual relations between doctors and pharma reps.
I don't doubt statehouses have similar issues.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)What if one of the participants just couldn't perform well, or there was bad chemistry between the two?
7962
(11,841 posts)TygrBright
(20,758 posts)Nac Mac Feegle
(970 posts)was register as a lobbyist?
Could have saved everyone a LOT of trouble.
But it would have deprived us of a lot of entertainment.
Although the 'image' of David Vitter in a diaper DID require the creation of many recipes for cocktails called Brain Bleach.
benld74
(9,904 posts)babylonsister
(171,057 posts)Odin2005
(53,521 posts)Yavin4
(35,437 posts)You can fill in the blank.
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,778 posts)NC Ethics Commission says sex between lobbyists, officials isn't reportable
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article10866068.html
Consensual sexual relationships do not have monetary value and therefore are not reportable as gifts or reportable expenditures made for lobbying for purposes of the lobbying laws expenditure reporting provisions, the formal advisory opinion says.
marble falls
(57,079 posts)Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)It seems the point is to get sex between lobbyists and lawmakers onto the record.