Why banning lawmakers from Kalshi is easier than getting them off the stock market A resolution to ban senators from prediction markets, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio, easily passed the Senate at the end of April. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Senators just banned themselves from trading on prediction markets. That's raised the question: Why can't lawmakers do the same with stock trading? Here are the 3 major reasons why a stock trading ban is a much tougher sell for lawmakers. Lawmakers are banning themselves from prediction markets like it's nothing. So why are they still allowing themselves to trade stocks? That question may have crossed your mind after the Senate passed a resolution late last month that instantly banned senators and staff from trading on prediction markets. "Now do the stock market," Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina wrote on X . "Why is this so hard?" It's a question worth exploring.…