[governance] Money influences? Telecom Immunity Flip-Floppers Got More Telecom Money

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

All,

  A real governance issue.  Kudos to Maplight!

A nice analysis by Maplight.org indicating that those Democratic
representatives who changed their vote on telecom immunity
between March and June received on average
http://www.maplight.org/FISA_June08 40% more in contributions
from telecom interests than those Democrats who held firm. Maplight
asks,
"Why did these ninety-four House members have a change of heart? Their
constituents deserve answers." Across both parties, representatives who
voted for immunity in June had received almost twice a much telecom
money
as those who voted against.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/06/telecom-amnesty.html Wired's
coverage includes a quote from Larry Lessig, who is on the Maplight
board:
"Money corrupts the process of reasoning. [Lawmakers] get a sixth sense
of how what they do might affect how they raise money.

Regards,

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