For Sale

Voters overwhelmingly believe that most members of Congress are for sale, and over half think it’s at least somewhat likely that their own representative has been bought with cash or a campaign contribution.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 70% of U.S. voters believe most members of Congress are willing to sell their vote for cash or a campaign contribution. That’s a 14-point increase from three years ago.

Only 13% don’t think this is true, but another 17% aren’t sure.

Fifty-six percent (56%) say it’s likely that their own representative in Congress has sold his or her vote for either cash or a campaign contribution. Half as many (28%) think it’s unlikely.

Those figures include 28% who say it’s Very Likely that their representative has sold his or her vote. Only nine percent (9%) say it’s Not At All Likely.

Lots more to read. How much does it cost to buy a congressman? Is it worth the price?

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How about if "we the people" take up a collection and buy all of them, and then just sell them to Somalia or Zimbabwe or somewhere. No questions asked. Maybe they want a corrupt congress for some reason, or maybe they're going to break up the set and use the individual parts for some purpose. Not our concern.