The reason these people can’t get anything done in the House and Senate is because they have been paid to vote a specific way by the lobsters (lobbyists).  Wouldn’t you love to see their bank statements and see how much is poured in every month?  The FBI needs to do a special audit just to see how much money is flowing into their accounts outside of their regular pay.  It seems they have all become rich since arriving at their pay station.

The types of abuses include:

Bribery requires two participants: one to give the bribe, and one to take it. Bribes may be demanded in order for an official to do something he is already paid to do or to bypass laws and regulations.

Graft only requires that the official gains something of value, not part of his official pay, when doing his work. Most large “gifts” qualify as graft. For example, any gift over $200 value made to the President of the United States is considered to be a gift to the Office of the Presidency and not to the President himself. The outgoing President must buy it if he wants to take it with him. Another example of graft is a politician using knowledge of zoning to purchase land which he knows is planned for development, before this is publicly known, and then selling it for a significant profit.

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