Comments for La. Voice: Jindal ‘bundling’ big bucks at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.theind.com Fri, 24 May 2013 15:13:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8835-la-voice-jindal-bundling-big-bucks#comment-20868 Dean has it right. Unlimited corporate campaign contributions just mean that corporations will have even more power to virtually write legislation usually means a loss to consumer/individual rights. ALEC is a perfect and dangerous example of this. They are working hard on state and local levels to cement the accumulation of wealth in the hands of a few. And no surprise, Jindal is neck deep in it. Corporations are not individuals and should not be able to give obscene amounts of money to legislators or write "Model Legislation." Individuals can't come close to giving this amount of money, and let's not pretend that unions can either. Money=power. The single biggest problem in our federal and state government is crony corporate influence that benefits corporations and legislators but reduces consumer/individual rights. Government is supposed to protect the rights of individuals, not diminish them by empowering corporations. As Chief Justice John Marshall said: "A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law, it possesses only those properties which the charter of creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence." And before anyone starts with the "you're just against corporations or anyone making money," please spare me that nonsense. It's not corporations making money that is the problem; it's corporations controlling government and writing laws that is the problem. If we had this bad of a situation back in the 1970's, the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act probably would not have been created. - Resident Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:08:04 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8835-la-voice-jindal-bundling-big-bucks#comment-20859 Most of those corporate contributors are members of the American Legislative Exchange Council [ALEC]. jindal gave an opening speech last week as ALEC held there bi-annual meeting at the Marriot in New Orleans. Corporations join ALEC [as do legislators] for the purpose of passing 'Modal Legislation'through state legislators, to pass into laws that benefit the corporations. In return legislators [and a certain governor] are rewarded with corporate monies [they call it a scholorship fund]. One of thier biggest agendas is 'privitization' look up the recipients[potential as well] of some of these state contracts: Prison sales: CCA, Geo-Group,[gave money to Jindal], Office of Group Benefits: Goldman Sachs [more money], Medicaid: Aetna connected [still more money. All of these companies are members of ALEC, just like Jindal. - Dean Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:36:25 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8835-la-voice-jindal-bundling-big-bucks#comment-20858 "Yes, they should be free to donate but said donations should not circumvent the law." Sounds reasonable to me. - ragin_cajun Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:22:18 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8835-la-voice-jindal-bundling-big-bucks#comment-20843 Yes, they should be free to donate but said donations should not circumvent the law. That is not free speech. That is illegal. Our ersatz governor, Piyush Jindal, is so brillant that he will eventually go the way of all "I am so smart and above it all" public office holders. He will be busted. It is only a matter of time. He just doesn't know it because he is so smart, so smug, so arrogant, and so sure that he won't make a mistake and will continue to fool everyone. Office holders like Piyush are always eventually brought down by their own smug arrgoance. No matter what party they belong to. Delane, Foley, Edwards, Nixon, and to be added sometime in the future: Jindal - Allen Melancon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:46:28 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8835-la-voice-jindal-bundling-big-bucks#comment-20829 Unions, corporations, or individuals should be free to donate; it's called free speech. - James Melancon Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:29:32 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/8835-la-voice-jindal-bundling-big-bucks#comment-20827 GA, will we be so lucky to have this Gourmond go off to wreak some more havoc as our dear beloved muslim loving OBAMA, as our next joke of a president, take care of the cronys, YOU BET ! - NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:03:24 +0100