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So people could take gifts that are prohibited and only have

Posted on: September 14, 2021 at 19:03:20 CT

JeffB MU

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to pay it back if they get caught?

That doesn't sound like much of a deterrence, if any.

You might as well take graft and do whatever you feel like whether declared unethical or not & just stop or give it back if you happen to get caught.

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AOC in hot water over ethics for attending the Met Gala - Spanky KU - 9/14 16:58:16

that is hot water? Holy Hyperbole - Ace AU - 9/14 17:15:03

Ha! You not being concerned about ethics…shocker! (nm) - Outsider MU - 9/14 17:17:58

What became of this? A"gift" from a foreign government - Ace AU - 9/14 17:22:46

"presumably "(nm) - Spanky KU - 9/14 17:29:06

so no hot water? Or hot water? Or, were you over-dramatic? - Ace AU - 9/14 17:31:08

a 'presumed' gift vs an actual gift worth $30k..... - Spanky KU - 9/14 17:40:34

So, hot water? Or no hot water? Or, you're overdramatic? - Ace AU - 9/14 17:42:14

AOC? Hot water - Spanky KU - 9/14 17:49:07

Do we know it was a gift? O, did she pay for it? - Ace AU - 9/14 18:00:06

Read the article(nm) - Spanky KU - 9/14 18:09:04

It doesn't say if she bought a ticket or if it was a gift. - Ace AU - 9/14 18:13:11

No... those that pay are customers or patrons. Those that - Spanky KU - 9/14 18:15:38

it was a fundraiser for a non-profit - Ace AU - 9/14 18:47:04

She accepted a gift that violated ethics rules - Spanky KU - 9/14 21:54:35

When has Pompeo ever advocated for socialism? - Outsider MU - 9/14 17:24:58

So it isn't ethics? It is hypocrisy? - Ace AU - 9/14 17:31:33

Whatever makes you feel better skippy. (nm) - Outsider MU - 9/14 18:19:55

Milley drank it. But again...WGAF? - jonesin - 9/14 17:23:55

R v D (nm) - pickle MU

- 9/14 17:00:58

Social intelligence vs head full of air, me too stripper… - Outsider MU - 9/14 17:03:54

lol. No (nm) - jonesin - 9/14 17:01:30

I'll tell you how to handle that little bytch... - jonesin - 9/14 17:00:45

That would actually be alarming to most women… - Outsider MU - 9/14 17:01:54

Bam. - jonesin - 9/14 17:02:25

They’ll have to go after her on something other - Outsider MU - 9/14 17:00:08

She will declare bankruptcy when she is ordered to pay the - Spanky KU - 9/14 17:04:07

The Met invited her as an honored guest. The potential - JeffB MU

- 9/14 17:05:49

Yes. And to avoid the charge, she would have to pay for - Spanky KU - 9/14 17:29:54

I don't know if it works that way. That could be a little - JeffB MU

- 9/14 17:38:46

That’s how it works. Not a crime…. An ethics charge that - Spanky KU - 9/14 17:50:36

So people could take gifts that are prohibited and only have - JeffB MU

- 9/14 19:03:20

Condemning her for ethics violations is like - Outsider MU - 9/14 17:10:21

WGAF? - jonesin - 9/14 17:07:25

She wants to 'tax the rich' while accepting a $30k tax free - Spanky KU - 9/14 17:30:38

RE: She wants to 'tax the rich' while accepting a $30k tax free - jonesin - 9/14 17:34:14

That or she’ll setup a booth outside Congress and charge - Outsider MU - 9/14 17:05:26