A powerful Democratic lawyer helped craft a provision that was
slipped into a year-end spending bill allowing political parties to
raise huge new pools of cash — including some for legal fees that are
likely going to be collected by his own firm. Marc Elias, a
partner at the Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie, was called in to
advise outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s aides on the
campaign finance proposal on Tuesday, as they negotiated it with
representatives from House Speaker John Boehner’s office, multiple
sources confirm.
NYC Cops are warning Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to stay away from their funerals should they be killed in the line of duty. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association distributed a flier to members, blaring: “DON’T LET THEM INSULT YOUR SACRIFICE!” Cops were encouraged to sign and submit the “Don’t Insult My Sacrifice” waiver to ban the cop-bashing pols from their funerals.
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NYC Cops are warning Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito to stay away from their funerals should they be killed in the line of duty. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association distributed a flier to members, blaring: “DON’T LET THEM INSULT YOUR SACRIFICE!” Cops were encouraged to sign and submit the “Don’t Insult My Sacrifice” waiver to ban the cop-bashing pols from their funerals.
Given that only a tiny fraction of one percent get killed in the line of duty --fewer than 150/year nationwide, about 1/3 of those whom cops kill-- I'd suggest that the "benevolent associations" and police unions be outlawed.
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