DebbieDunnbbar t1_j5xb6im wrote on January 26, 2023 at 4:57 AM

Reply to comment by cktk9 in Hawley introduces Pelosi Act banning lawmakers from trading stocks by turbulance4

>Fuck Josh Hawley especially for the name of the bill - Pelosi is one of many

Why? Yes, Pelosi is one of many politician inside traders, but she was third in line to be president and the third most powerful politician in the country (arguably second since the VP is a figurehead) for like a zillion years. Her insider trading is much more egregious than some nobody Congressman from Idaho. She had much more control over what legislation gets pushed and voted on and how it affected the market. And if there’s a politician who’s made more from insider trading than Pelosi, I’m not aware of it. She absolutely deserves her name on the bill far and above anyone else.

The name on the bill is only to point a spotlight at this stuff anyway. It never did and never will have a chance in hell of passing.

cktk9 t1_j5xcf93 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 5:09 AM

It is disingenuous to portray the naming of the bill as anything other than a political swipe at the left.

DebbieDunnbbar t1_j5xdu61 wrote on January 26, 2023 at 5:22 AM

Um, dude, maybe it should be political against Pelosi considering she was the second most powerful politician in the US and might be the most prolific inside trader in American history.

There’s no reality where a bill like this can pass right now regardless of how it’s named. Even if Hawley’s motives are shitty, bringing more attention to this issue is nothing but a good thing and is the only way something can ever be done about it someday.