A probe found that Hastings had tampered with evidence, conspired to accept bribes, and committed perjury.
The House of Representatives voted 413 to 3 to approve 17 articles of impeachment against Hastings, the most brought against any individual to that point. Hastings was the first judge to be charged while on a federal bench and in 1989 was ordered to be removed from office by the U.S. Senate.
But his faithful tribal constituents have kept re-electing him.
Is his corruption, though more inept than most, otherwise the norm?
I fear that the answer is a yes.
That is, as a percentage, I’d guess that somewhere between one and two-thirds of our government is substantially corrupt.
Anyone else want to give their estimates?
A probe found that Hastings had tampered with evidence, conspired to accept bribes, and committed perjury.
The House of Representatives voted 413 to 3 to approve 17 articles of impeachment against Hastings, the most brought against any individual to that point. Hastings was the first judge to be charged while on a federal bench and in 1989 was ordered to be removed from office by the U.S. Senate.