You think that's bad?
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Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell
Quote:In 2013, five of Alabama's elected officials resigned before their term expired to pursue other employment. Three members of the Alabama House of RepresentativesThese guys can resign in the middle of their terms and immediately become lobbyists.
took positions that potentially require lobbying of the Legislature.
Currently, former state officials may not lobby their former department
or "legislative body" until two years has elapsed; however, the Alabama
Senate and Alabama House of Representatives have been determined by the
Alabama Ethics Commission to be two separate bodies. In practice, this
allows the three former Representatives to immediately begin lobbying
the Senate, or vice versa, without waiting the required two years. This
"Legislative Body Loophole" runs contrary to the original intent of the
statute and must be fixed
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__________________
Into terror!, Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell