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ELON MUSK Act: All about Mark Pocan's bill that targets Tesla CEO

economictimes.indiatimes.com ‘ELON MUSK’ Act: All about Mark Pocan's bill that targets Tesla CEO

Mark Pocan, serving as the US representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013, is planning to introduce the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act, which he said is similar to the bans on the Members of Congress and other feder...

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Even if it's a symbolic gesture, it's one that needs to be made.
People complain all that time that the Democrats are just ignoring this mess. Don't complain too much when a legislator proposes legislation to fix some of it. That is what they're supposed to do.
Pocan is doing his job. By doing it, he is also bringing public attention to a situation that Musk and Trump would much rather didn't get any.
- Perfectly said.
  I don't remember Mitch McConnell rolling over and just saying "Aw shucks, we're the minority party, guess we can't do anything 🤷‍♂️"
  Anything is better than nothing, even if all it does is generate a small morale boost. Draw attention, gum up the works, do whatever small thing is in your power. This bill will go nowhere, but there's immense value in the trying.

Deport Elon.
- Out of a canon, into the sun.

Are you people just going to start posting every single bill with 0 cosponsors that gets introduced from now on? Is this the new thing we're doing?
I honestly can't even find this one in Pocan's extremely long list of unsponsored unpassed bills https://www.congress.gov/member/mark-pocan/P000607

a bill you say. let me remember schoolhouse rock said about bills. first they have be allowed to go to committee, and then be put up for a vote, then they have to pass a vote in the house of representatives, then they have to be allowed to be put up for a vote in the senate, then they have to pass a vote in the senate, then they have to be signed by the president of the united states. this is a fine idea.
- it won't make it past step 1. nothing that might stop this train wreck will ever get out of committee during this session.
  
  yeah, no kiddin

Is this the dumbest possible way to address the issue or is it the stupidest possible way to address the issue?

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