It all boils down to political brownie points with constituents. I'm convinced almost no law is designed or truly meant to be effective in these areas.

Politicians are mostly run by corporations not really the constituents as it should be. Both parties are guilty for this, the lobbist are at fault with all of this. They wiggle millions of dollars in front of them all. Hardly any of them will refuse it, Kerry was miserable candidate, but I give him credit for not accepting bribe money from the lobbist, mainly due to him not needing it but I think he indeed thought with his mind and not pocket book. (He is a good senator but thats about it)

This country needs a political overhaul our forefathers would roll over in their graves if they knew what we were doing.

i doubt there is any dead guy that isnt rolling in their graves at what our politicians are doing