Chapter 1570 Rules for Members' Election

Boney's three paragraphs are very to the point.

Yang Cheng nodded slightly, "Ethnic minorities will never be treated fairly in the United States."

Bonnie had no better words to comfort him, so he could only say, "The only way for minorities to change the status quo is to participate in politics~"

Yang Cheng sneered at this, "Stop joking, participate in Zheng? Then, in order to show her fair side, she was even harsher on her compatriots, even going to the extreme to prove her innocence. Believe me, this will be inevitable. .”

"If I can get on stage, maybe I can do something~" Bonnie pondered for a moment, and said such a sentence.

Yang Cheng's eyes lit up, did he figure it out?

Bonnie smiled wryly, "Don't look at me like that, I'm not old-fashioned, what everyone is trying to persuade must make sense. I've been thinking about it for the past few days since I came back from New York, and I think you're right. My philosophy has to be in that position to be realized.”

Yang Cheng didn't expect that this trip would be pleasantly surprised, "It's great that you think so, Bonnie, I will be your most powerful supporter."

"It's not urgent. It won't be until four years later before I have the chance to make another impact."

Thinking of Tang Lade's unpredictable behavior, Yang Cheng felt that the past 4 years were not difficult.

"Anyway, the layout has to start now. Are you still the senator of Vermont?" Yang Cheng looked a little excited, eating fish sticks like chips, and kept dipping the sauce into his mouth stuffed~

Yang Cheng also didn't know the process of a senator running for president, and he couldn't tell if he needed to resign.

Bonnie nodded affirmatively, "Of course, you should have a better understanding~"

Being criticized, Yang Cheng seemed very humble, "Isn't this just trying to get to know you?"

Bonnie fried another plate of fish sticks, and took out a plate of fruit salad from the refrigerator and put it on the table, pointing, "Sit down and talk slowly. From the moment you get a seat, you must know that your next campaign will have many more rules and regulations than those of the presidential candidates who are not senators.

I often encounter misunderstandings like yours just now. "

Yang Cheng ate the fish sticks, pretended to be listening to a story, and amused Bonny, "Are you going to listen to gossip?"

"No, no, I'm studying!" Yang Cheng joked seriously.

"In general, the Senate Ethics Committee has drawn up a detailed manual for senators who intend to run for president, setting out strict rules for senatorial campaigns.

In the words of their staff, this is a rulebook similar to a "cliff", and the senators can decide for themselves whether to "jump off the cliff or not".

To sum up, the core is-senators must clearly distinguish their role as a senator from the role of a presidential candidate.

For example, senators cannot conduct any form of campaigning activities in the Senate or any federal government agency building, including senators cannot openly discuss why voters should vote for him in the Senate, and cannot conduct publicity and solicitation in any form Fundraising activities also include that senators cannot conduct fundraising and accept donations within the approximately 290 acres covered by Capitol Hill.

The only exception is that if a media reporter happens to ask a running senator a question about his campaign while inside the Senate building, the senator can answer it. "

Yang Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Are you still specifying the area?"

Bonnie was also very helpless, "Yes, and the senator's assistant is not allowed to work in the Senate office for election,

Even discussing related topics is not allowed. "

This is understandable. As we all know, compared with the limited manpower in each office of the House of Representatives, each senator in the Senate has many assistants. The more committees a senator sits on, the more assistants he is equipped with. Work in the office of the member on Capitol Hill, and some in the state of the senator's district.

"According to the rules of the Senatorial Ethics Committee, a senator cannot campaign using any of the resources of the Senate office, including the equipment of the Senate, the rooms of the office, and the assistants of the office.

Exceptions, of course, are that the Senate and campaign office staff responsible for setting the senator's timetable can communicate with each other, while the senator's press secretary can occasionally respond to campaign-related questions, but cannot conduct such discussions in the Senate's office. News interview for the election. "

Yang Cheng quickly finished a plate of fish sticks, and the quantity was not much.

Upon seeing this, Bonnie simply contributed his own plate, "Whenever a senator participates in the presidential election, there must be a senator's assistant who hopes to contribute to the election, so that if the senator wins the election, the future Candidates can also be promoted from senator assistant to president assistant.

Soaring status!

However, the Senate Ethics Committee stipulates that senator aides cannot use working hours for campaign-related work, and can only use their spare time or become full-time campaign staff.

If an aide wants to reduce his working hours in the Senate and increase his spare time for campaign work, he must also work full-time for the Senate at least one day a week, and the Senate's salary will be reduced accordingly.

Of course, the most interesting rule is that assistants can contribute to the campaign, but they must not contribute money, and they are not allowed to donate to their senator's campaign in any form.

One of my assistants has a rich family. After I decided to run for the election, he offered to provide ZZ donations for me, but I stopped him. This is not helping me but hurting me. "

Bonnie contributed fish sticks to Yang Cheng, and he could only eat fruit salad, "By the way, the Senate manual also stipulates that radio and television recordings related to the work of the Senate shall not be used in any form for ZZ election purposes That is to say, if a senator candidate wants to use a part of his speech in the Senate in the past as a campaign advertisement, he can only repeat the speech at that time again, and cannot recite the speech at that time. Cut it into your own campaign ad.

You also know that attending hearings and speaking publicly in Congress is the most important part of every Senator's job. Many speeches can be reused, but unfortunately, they are absolutely not allowed in the election. "

Yang Cheng nodded, "That's all?"

Bonny thought for a while, "There are some small things, such as the senator's office can send mail through the US Postal Service without paying postage, but this privilege will be taken back when the senator participates in the presidential election, because It is necessary to avoid the senator's office sending a large number of letters to the public to obtain votes in the stage of the general election approaching the voting."