John Conyers Goes After Corporate Criminals

[Better Believe It]

John Conyers Goes After Corporate Criminals
By Matthew Rothschild
Editor of The Progressive
December 29, 2010

If we had a Congress that truly represented the people, corporations wouldn’t be able to get away with their crime sprees.

The Democrats, having held the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives for the last two years, failed to wage any kind of war on corporate crime.

Now in the waning days of the 111th Congress, at least Rep. John Conyers of Michigan is stepping up, even if just symbolically.

On Dec. 17, he introduced two sensible bills to hold corporations accountable.

http://www.progressive.org/wx122910.html

Here's information on the two bills:

H.R. 6544: Dangerous Products Warning Act

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-6544


H.R. 6545: Corporate Crime Database Act

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-6545

[FiveGoodMen]

1. I once thought he was going to go after a bunch of war criminals

Hope he sticks with this one a bit longer.

[Better Believe It]

2. Good point. Especially if Democrats somehow regain control of the House

[Motown_Johnny]

3. I thought Pelosi nixed that with her "No Impeachment, Not On My Watch!" promise

[Lint Head]

4. Conyers goes after everyone and does nothing.

Bush and Cheney are murderers. In my state they put murderers into prison.

[hootinholler]

5. Are they sternly worded? n/t

[valerief]

7. +1

[formercia]

9. penalties?

enforcement?

no loopholes?

The banksters don't give a shit.

[gratuitous]

6. Just as Democrats are about to lose their majority, too

Darnie!

[Scruffy1]

8. All bark and no bite.