IT: 💰 McConnell tells CEOs ‘stay out of politics’–except for campaign donations, and... Should men pay half of women's pregnancy costs?

Yes Corporations should use thei vices to help fight Congress and States on issues because they pay taxes and can express the feelings we all feel. It is obvious that the Senate is extremely self serving and haven’t listened to public opinion in years. When it should be our voices they SHOULD be listening to. But what Representatives have forgotten is when they win an election they are “our” voice and don’t just represent their party. Your State has Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Humanitarians, etc. But our representatives forget that as soon as an election is over. So if corporations, Stars, movie producers, Sports figures and organizations want to Voice their opinion they should! and any other taxpayer wants to voice their opinion and have access to media then I’m all for it because our only recourse besides the voting booth are platforms like this. And “this” had no voice that anyone hears or respects. Because if it did our government wouldn’t be this dysfunctional. And big money, dark money and obscene campaign dollars would not be ruling our governmental it is today. Thank you to the corporations and big names that don’t Yes Corporations should use their voices to help fight against the Congress and the States. It is obvious that Congress has become very self serving and are not, in anyway, listening to the voices that elected them. When you win an election you don’t just represent your party. So if corporations, Stars, movie producers, Sports Organizations and are taxpayers who want to voice their opinion and have access to media outlets then I’m all for it because we the constituents only have only one recourse other than the voting booth and that is platforms like Causes and Causes doesn’t have media connections or a voice that anyone hears. I do know it did our government wouldn’t be this dysfunctional. And big money donors, dark money and obscene campaign dollars would not be ruling our government as it is today. I just want to say “Thank you” to the corporations and big names that don’t have their hands in Congress’s pockets and please keep hearing our voices and helping us (the people) to keep our representatives in our State and Federal governments constitutionally honest and end all the manipulation solely to win when all you should be concerned with is governing not preparing for the next election.

Mr. McConnell has been in Politics So Long, he hasForgotten, that “Every Right Compels Corresponding Responsibility”. To the Whole of Society.

Corporations should stay out of politics completely. Now that baseball has decided to move because of a law they failed to read and only after Stacy Abrams met with the commissioner. I don’t have anymore professional sports to watch, and honestly I don’t care. Basketball supports the Chinese government that put people into concentration camps and uses slave labor to produce items for sale on the world market, football that kneels during the national anthem because the players feel this is a racist country, and now baseball that proves it is racist by moving the all star game from a city that is 51% black to a city that is 71% white and has more restrictive voters laws.

Pass contribution financial reforms. Severely Limit contribution amounts given by corporations and individuals. Corporations need to not have any political clout, this is reserved for individuals to decide.

And for the record, Georgia has NOT made any restrictions for anyone, with the exception of illegal aliens, dead people buried in cemeteries, anyone stranded on a desert island, or hermits.

For more than a decade, Progressive/Liberals have been shoving down the collective throats of everyone in the United States “THEIR” deffinition of what “THEY” define for everyone needs to define what “THEY” determine what freedom and liberty actual mean and the requirements imposed by them.

Just an aside: watched some of Dr. Tobin’s testimony in the Chauven murder trial. Dr. Tobin is an internationally recognized leading expert in pulmonary trauma recognized in leading medical journals, such as the Lancet, for having written the widely used ‘bible’ textbook on pulmonary functions. His testimony regarding Chauven’s actions and how they contributed to Floyd’s death is scientific, understandable and compelling - even beyond the obvious, with detailed analyses showing how four different critical pulmonary functions were impacted by the officer’s actions which reduced the flow of oxygen to the brain leading to Floyd’s death. Brain death onset was marked by clinical physiological reactions which are the known signs after five minutes of being held against the ground, yet the suppression continued for an additional four minutes. Of the testimony I have watched this has been the most compelling, clearly understandable presentation by the prosecution. A former police chief stated that this testimony should be part of police training because so many things, some not quite so obvious, can contribute to blocked pulmonary function and severe injury or death. The first expert testimony that was really a WOW moment.

Should men be required to pay for half of a woman's pregnancy expenses? It depends entirely on how BOTH parties determine what the purpose of sex and the consequences of sexual intercourse.

Like big business is a major contributor to the Republican party! In the last election, just what was big businesses contributions to Republicans compared to that they contributed to Democrats? And if Wall Street are the biggest source of campaign contributions for Republicans, what was the overall percentage of Wall Streets contributions in the last election went to the Democrats and what percentage of campaign contributions went to the Republicans? So the meager contributions made by big business and Wall Street might be enough for them to buy a Happy Meal at MacDonalds!

Election laws should be enacted to take big money out of politics,that includes all special interest groups and corporations. Campaign contributions should be limited in amount and only made by individuals. Should men be responsible for half the cost of a women’s pregnancy? Reproductive rights asserted by women are based on the exclusive right a woman has regarding her body. So if you believe that,you must recognize the right,it requires recognition of an exclusive responsibility a woman has regarding the exercise of that right. That includes funding a pregnancy. Seems reasonable to me.

Men have hardly ever taken responsibility for a woman's pregnancy. The ones who have are either in a relationship or married. Even a one night stand they should be held equally accountable. The woman didn't get that way by herself! Also, if candidates are running for public office and accept money from corporations, I believe the contributor has the right to speak/act if they are not in agreement with that candidate. It is all about money! Maybe we should limit the amount all candidates receive, limit the time that is allowed to campaign and stop the outrageous amounts of money spent.

McConnell paved the way for Citizens United allowing corporations, unions and other outside groups to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections. He has used that money to obstruct Democrats, continue years of Congressional gridlock, and literally fund voter suppression! Corporations are finally having a “woke” moment, understanding our nation is in danger, and have taken a stand. McConnell is upset? The utter hypocrisy!

But, but, but—McConnell and his SCOTUS said corporations are people....once again, he fails to listen to the (his) people! Unless, of course, they will line his pockets, that is.

Men should pay for all pregnancy costs. Retribution for being patriarchal assholes throughout history.

Off topic: The problem of Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema. “Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia late Wednesday reiterated his opposition to abolishing—or even weakening—the 60-vote legislative filibuster, a stance that could imperil his party's hopes of passing popular legislation to protect voting rights, reform the inhumane U.S. immigration system, raise the federal minimum wage, and more. In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Manchin described the archaic Senate rule as a "critical tool" to uphold "our democratic form of government" and declared that "there is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster." "'There is bipartisan support for voting reform,' Manchin writes, as Republicans introduce 361 bills to restrict voting rights in 47 states."—Ari Berman, Mother Jones Manchin's characterization of the 60-vote threshold runs directly counter to the argument from progressives—and a growing number of conservative Democrats—that the rule threatens democracy by giving the minority party inordinate power to tank bills supported by a majority of members of Congress and broad swaths of the U.S. public. In a narrowly divided Senate, the existence of the filibuster in its current form also gives lone senators like Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.)—another strident defender of the filibuster—significant leverage to influence legislation. "Joe Manchin represents a state that is 1/22 the population of California and 92% white yet he can singlehandedly block policies supported by 70-80% of Americans," noted Ari Berman of Mother Jones. "This is why the U.S. Senate is so broken." https://www.rawstory.com/joe-manchin-filibuster-2651803108/

Mcconnell is the most dishonest politician ever! The Republican Party has gone downhill ever since they endorsed Trump. They are like trump, out for their own gain. Adam Kissinger is the only republican that is a straight shooter.

Mitch wants big businesses money but not their input. Mitch forgets big businesses are made up of employees who are voters, and even though paid to work, are actually volunteering to work for them. They can leave that company and go work for some where else who cares for their employees. Not everyone is stuck from Kentucky to re-elect an individual who does not support his constituents.

Why not discuss the border crisis. ILLEGAL immigrants crossing hits a 15 year high!

If Mitch wants corporations to stay out of politics, maybe he should take his hand out of their pockets.

For decades the tax burden has been increasingly shoved onto the shoulders of working Americans, who are struggling to keep afloat. This has happened because corporations have been lobbying our congressional representative, who are supposed to represent our interests. The 2017 tax scam left billionaires paying less in taxes than their secretaries. It’s time that corporations and tycoons pay their fair share of taxes.