Stop trading all stocks until the Stock Act is passed

Stop trading all stocks until the Stock Act is passed

The Issue

Nancy Pelosi has profited greatly from stock trades that she has made while in office.  Specffically, there is the impression that she has used her position to get access to, and maybe even influence, lucrative IPO's. (Documented in teh book, Throw Them All Out by Peter Schweizer and 60 Minutes.)  Because congress is exempted from insider trading laws, this is not actually illegal. However, it is clearly not ethical. There is an act in the works that will correct this and make elected officials, like everybody else, unable to use insider information to make stock trades.  In the mean time, it is important that Nancy Pelosi sets an example for her colleagues by putting her moeny where her mouth is.  Please ask Nancy Pelosi to make no more stock trades until there is a clear law in place regulating congressional investing.

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The Issue

Nancy Pelosi has profited greatly from stock trades that she has made while in office.  Specffically, there is the impression that she has used her position to get access to, and maybe even influence, lucrative IPO's. (Documented in teh book, Throw Them All Out by Peter Schweizer and 60 Minutes.)  Because congress is exempted from insider trading laws, this is not actually illegal. However, it is clearly not ethical. There is an act in the works that will correct this and make elected officials, like everybody else, unable to use insider information to make stock trades.  In the mean time, it is important that Nancy Pelosi sets an example for her colleagues by putting her moeny where her mouth is.  Please ask Nancy Pelosi to make no more stock trades until there is a clear law in place regulating congressional investing.

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Steve WrightPetition Starter<p>I am the Director of Innovation at the <a href="http://www.Salesforcefoundation.org" rel="nofollow">Salesforce.com Foundation</a> where I am working to bring greater efficacy to the global social sector through better tools for operations, collaboration and measurement. </p><p>Prior to joining the Foundation, I worked for thirteen years in K12 education and technology. I was a high school administrator and a classroom teacher for nine years, beginning with the Peace Corps in Micronesia.</p> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/conches" rel="nofollow">Twitter (Conches)</a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=733480644&ref=profile" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>

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Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
Congresswoman, CA 8th District

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Petition created on December 1, 2011