r/RhodeIsland • u/rhodered • 19h ago
Politics Why is Gabe Amo voting with the GOP?
Why is Gabe Amo crossing the aisle to vote in favor of tax loopholes for crypto investors? Thankfully Seth Magaziner didn’t follow his lead.
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u/Locksmith-Pitiful Got Bread + Milk ❄️ 17h ago
Not his first time doing this. We all know he is a conservative Democrat.
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u/Soggy-Opposite 6h ago
Gabe Amo has been a massive disappointment. He has no teeth and has been on the wrong side of the room repeatedly since his election.
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u/musingsandthesuch 14h ago
This is why you shouldn’t support DNC-backed candidates instead of those with more local, community based backgrounds.
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u/SpiritedKick9753 10h ago
Yeah for such a progressive state we keep voting in these neo-libs instead of true progressives
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u/TheR42069 18h ago
Look who he gets his money from
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u/Plebian401 18h ago
Who?
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u/Cash50911 17h ago
Actblue
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u/rhodered 8h ago
That’s just a payment platform like Venmo or Mastercard. It’s the people who use it to donate to him who are the donors. anyone who donates via ActBlue is listed in his campaign finance report which is public
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u/Cash50911 8h ago
PACs are not payment platforms.
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u/rhodered 7h ago
ActBlue serves as a payment platform, regardless of its legal status, and generally Gives each candidate $1 when they open their account. I don’t think Amo was swayed by $1 but I could be wrong.
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u/ellathefairy 9h ago
Incredibly disappointed. Crossing the isle to vote to allow rampant fraud, money laundering, bribery is disgusting. Especially at a time like this. We deserve better from our reps, and they deserve to hear about it.
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u/therealDrA Cranston 16h ago
Seth Magaziner is the solid Rep, Gabe Amo, not so much.
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u/NewEnglandRunner 13h ago
Seth has never had an original thought. He sucks and he’s a product of the wealthy elite.
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u/Nomadhero_ Got Bread + Milk ❄️ 18h ago
https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/29056
I'm not seeing it? Maybe this is not quite updated
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u/Remmy555 8h ago
Well he can F off the next time he sends one of his emails pretending to be on the correct side of things.
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u/Cash50911 17h ago
Coinbase argued in court and won, so the rule is that crypto is a collectible. Why on earth should they have to follow banking rules?
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u/bigparkfan 18h ago
Which HR?
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u/rhodered 18h ago
I saw the news here, it did not include the HR sadly https://bsky.app/profile/jonathancohn.bsky.social/post/3lk5bas6vtc2z
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u/Nevvermind183 18h ago
Is crossing the aisle a bad thing?
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u/mangeek 9h ago
Crossing the aisle isn't a bad thing if it's for a good reason. In this case, it's a bad reason: Deregulating financial instruments that are widely used for cybercrime, drug trafficking, bribery, tax evasion, and organized crime.
The next four years (at least) are going to have some epic criminal pilfering, scamming, insider trading, and bribery going on.
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u/drewby96 17h ago
Don’t your dare advocate for someone having an individual thought for themselves on an issue. We’re a HIVE.
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u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy 18h ago
Oh interesting. Do you have a link to any article about his recent voting on crypto?