Posted on Feb 28, 2015
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What do you think? I am not sure if this is real or not.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/02/27/gifts-for-politicians/
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SGT Jim Z.
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I can tell you North Carolina would not do it that is why I knew the article was fake. Now if it was Virginia, New York, California then maybe.
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CW5 Jim Steddum
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The article might be inflammatory, but the ethics opinion is real.

http://www.ethicscommission.nc.gov/library/pdfs/AOs/PDFs/AO-L-15-001.pdf
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CW5 Jim Steddum
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The article, I believe misread the opinion. The opinion did not make it legal to use prostitutes in any way. The opinion simply states that consensual sex is not reportable unless a lobbying firm actually pays a lobbyist to use a prostitute to influence a lawmaker.
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CW5 Jim Steddum. I have never hear it called "goodwill lobbying" before . . . more like "pity sex" . . . wonder whether it covers call boys . . . and whether it applies to straight sex only . . . or may also cover LGBTI sex . . . or "furries" . . . or BDSM . . . or even The Story of "O" / 50 Shades of Gray arrangements? Warmest Regards, Sandy
CW5 Jim Steddum
CW5 Jim Steddum
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Good will lobbying in these circumstances should be grounds for impeachment, recall, or at least a loss at the next election.
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Jay Bird
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Pardon me while I take a hike along the Appalachian Trail.
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SGM Mikel Dawson
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If true, the North Carolina won't have any more sex scandal problems. Maybe Washington D.C. should follow suit. Hey, Obama, use one of your Executive Orders and get with the program!!
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SGT Jim Z.
SGT Jim Z.
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I live in North Carolina and I can tell you that this is a very satirical new report.
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SGM Mikel Dawson
SGM Mikel Dawson
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SGT Jim Zajc, I really doubted it was real, that's why I started my post as I did. But if D.C. did it, then maybe more time could be focused on real problems.
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North Carolina Legalizes Call Girls For Politicians
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I can't find anything else mentioned on it....which seems strange. "Addictinginfo" looks like it was established in 2010, and from perusing the site....I would give SLIGHTLY more credibility to the site than National Enquirer, but perhaps less than US Weekly.

I'll look more in the morning, but I definitely don't think that anyone could VALIDLY be so stupid to risk their job by saying "Getting a handjob from a lobbying 'referral' is an acceptable gift, since it has no monetary value."

Even if it does, I'm sure such a decision would very rapidly be challenged by a lobbying group for the OPPOSING side, or from an irate representative's spouse when she finds her husband (or wife if rep is a female) coming home "too tired" every night.
v/r,
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SGT Jim Z.
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Exactly CPT (Join to see) Addictinginfo is just another satirical news site.
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SGT Jim Z. I believe that you are correct, from further looking into the site.
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TSgt Tim (lj) Littlejohn
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May not be true about NC law, but it happens all over the country and the world. Almost Everybody pays with sex to get someone on their side. If that wasn't bad enough now we're finding top State department officials are in child trafficking both here and overseas!! Lord help us all.
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Fake
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This article is about lobbying and reporting of "things of value and it does not say that call girls are legal just not required to be reported as a thing of value because they don't put a monetary value on sex.
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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From the article:

"Lobbying is a practice which needs to end for the good of the republic."

Anytime someone says this, I have a hard time listening to the rest of their article because I make the assumption they are completely uninformed about anything else. This is directed at the writer of the article.

Lobbying, is nothing more than talking to your elected representative. Period. Anyone who objects to Lobbying, is ignorant to what it is, and needs a thorough education on the US political process. The fact that the article calls for an end to Lobbying, means that it is a rag, and likely the fact checking is non-existent. I would be very cautious about taking any of its statements at face value.
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