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Uccello
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Registered: 2001-12-21 13:52:29
I thought I read that somewhere but cant find any docs on it so is it true?
deadcactus  3 stars
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Registered: 2001-12-27 09:17:08
No. That's just flat wrong. Just about every non-profit has some sort of lobbying arm...

 

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i wish, but i think ive heard them voice opinions on things.

 

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Banelord_FF  2 stars
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You need to look no further than an African American church to see that this isn't enforced worth a darn. I cannot tell you how many times I've heard that a politician gets invited to speak at one of those churches during a campaign.

 

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Aerlinthian  4 stars
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Non profit orgs I may disagree with but I do not have a problem with their free speech. But for profit orgs it is another matter, that is where I have a problem. Corps, professional lobbyists, unions, et al.
Itab  4 stars
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Aerlinthian posted:

Non profit orgs I may disagree with but I do not have a problem with their free speech. But for profit orgs it is another matter, that is where I have a problem. Corps, professional lobbyists, unions, et al.



Non-profits can have professional lobbyists?

 

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JD_HOGG  4 stars
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I heard the same thing about forums on game web sites.
Second_Chance  2 stars
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Registered: 2001-2-28 15:45:11
Banelord_FF posted:

You need to look no further than an African American church to see that this isn't enforced worth a darn. I cannot tell you how many times I've heard that a politician gets invited to speak at one of those churches during a campaign.



Well known fact that black churches are known as christian conservatives, or the moral majority. They frequently drop tens of millions of dollars in PACs from other states and regions to influence elections, and state propositions. They also launch nation wide boycotts of businesses and industries due to any hiring of gays and/or lesbians.

Oh wait, that's white churches, my bad.

 

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Brother_Tempus  3 stars
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Reverend Martin Luther King was a political firce

 

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Second_Chance  2 stars
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Brother_Tempus posted:

Reverend Martin Luther King was a political firce



Sasha Firce!

 

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