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douglas9

(4,358 posts)
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 09:32 AM Jan 2021

Three major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn th

On January 6, a violent mob stormed the Capitol of the United States, disrupting the joint session to confirm Joe Biden's victory. The incident left five people dead, including a member of the Capitol police who was crushed to death in the mele.

Now, three major corporations tell Popular Information that they will stop contributing to Republican members of Congress who encouraged the rioters by objecting to the certification of the Electoral College vote.

The mob was summoned and whipped into a frenzy by Trump, who still maintains he won the election and relentlessly pushes baseless allegations of fraud. But none of it would be possible without the complicity of certain Republican members of Congress. January 6 is normally of no particular significance in the process of selecting a president. Congress opens up some envelopes and confirms the winner, who was already determined by the meeting of the Electoral College in December.

But there were 147 Republican members of Congress, including eight Senators, who objected to the certified results of the Electoral College in one or more states. The participation of these members of Congress convinced millions of people that it was possible that, on January 6, the results of the election could be overturned and Trump could be installed for a second term. This was a lie, but tens of thousands of people showed up in Washington D.C. anyway.

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Three major corporations say they will stop donating to members of Congress who tried to overturn th (Original Post) douglas9 Jan 2021 OP
It is a start still_one Jan 2021 #1
K&R! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #2
Slow start Delarage Jan 2021 #3
Corporations are NOT people, my friend, and they should NOT be permitted to donate. Public elections CurtEastPoint Jan 2021 #4
That is my takeaway too Sanity Claws Jan 2021 #5
dribs and drabs of little changes will not fix our corrupt system. Publicly financed elections. CurtEastPoint Jan 2021 #6
This x 1000 Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #7
Because they understand who will be in power for the next 4 years. NT enough Jan 2021 #8
Hope they Rebl2 Jan 2021 #9
Corporations (3 of them) won't donate, but how about the Executives and Owners of the corporations? Midnight Writer Jan 2021 #10

Delarage

(2,182 posts)
3. Slow start
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 09:41 AM
Jan 2021

3 out of 144 they contacted--and a bunch of Susan-Collins-esqe "concern." But....their opponents DEFINITELY need to remember this and make it a major campaign issue.

I was shocked that Ford was one of the "concerned". I'll have to look more into that, especially with my Ranger out in the driveway.

CurtEastPoint

(18,549 posts)
4. Corporations are NOT people, my friend, and they should NOT be permitted to donate. Public elections
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 09:45 AM
Jan 2021

now.

Rebl2

(13,303 posts)
9. Hope they
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 11:54 AM
Jan 2021

stick to their promise of not donating to those who backed trump trying to overthrow our government. Would prefer they not contribute to any GOP member starting at local level, state houses, and D.C. members of Congress.

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