Posted on 06/10/2015 10:04:58 AM PDT by Kaslin
By this, I assume you are not talking about young boy booty. I think that is pretty much only a trap for homosexuals, and apparently becoming less and less of one with each passing year.
If Dennis Hastert had not been a "chicken hawk" (as homosexual predators are known.) He would not be now facing trumped up charges.
I don’t plan on hooking up with a teenage boy no matter how strong they come on to me, Bob.
Indeed. For America today, its not a trap, its a prize. And you may even get a TV and book deal out of it also.
I haven’t forgotten that it was banking processes that snared Rush Limbaugh on that drug thing.
What kind of former elected official would ever pay $3.5M in "hush money" to cover up criminal activity that: (1) occurred long before he was in public office, and (2) occurred so long ago that the statues of limitation for prosecution have long passed?
Good riddance to a scumbag politician.
Basically they’ve made paying for a sandwich with cash legal but paying for say a car or a house with cash would be considered “suspicious” i.e. basically illegal.
That’s the basic point of the article.
Sending John Roberts a message?
Sorry Bob, Niemoller’s famous quote does not apply here.
All money is Caesar's money. All Caesars are God's Caesars.
“Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re up against—then you’ll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We’re after power and we mean it. You fellows were pikers, but we know the real trick, and you’d better get wise to it. There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be enforced nor objectively interpreted—and you create a nation of law-breakers—and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system, Mr Rearden, that’s the game, and once you understand it, you’ll be much easier to deal with.”
- Rand, Atlas Shrugged
This reporting of over ten thousand, deposit or withdrawal, came from our friendly government. When customers became aware of the reports, they began lessening the amount of the transaction, making it $9,900, 9,599. Anything to avoid the $10,000 figure. This became known as structuring and it was to be reported. Banks faced $500,000 fine for not filing the report.
Years ago this was going on with young visiting Irish guys and it wasn’t hard to figure out what was happening. So it is just like everything else. The baddies tend to spoil it for the millions of law abiding.
Now the government apparently considers anything going on in your life is their business.
The funny thing is that the people who most strongly believe this are the very ones screaming “Get the government out of my bedroom” or Something obscene and catchy like “get your laws out of my vagina”.
In terms of Denny Hastert, sexual predator, I don’t mind seeing his life ruined. In terms of Denny Hastert, guilty of “structuring” to avoid reporting on large withdrawals of his own money, I object to this criminal prosecution. The laws on structuring should be repealed.
If a private investigator showed up claiming to have video of what I had done every moment since I met my wife for the first time, my responses would be (1) that’s pretty creepy of you, and probably boring, and (2) cool can I have a copy of the occasional good parts? However, I’d guess that most politicians have skeletons in their closet, creepy urges, flings on the road, and other issues. Most are probably not as bad as Hillary’s husband (the rapist), or Denny Hastert (the gay pedophile), but they probably want their secrets kept secret.
I worry how easy it would be for a sleazy and corrupt occupant of the White House to use metadata to find secrets that could be used for blackmail. General Petraeus is a problem? Okay, check his phone calls. Long late night calls to a woman? Bingo! Chief Justice Roberts might vote in accordance with the Constitution? Not a problem; check him out too.
“There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” ― Ayn Rand
You missed the point.
Yep, Townhall decided to zoom in on money laundering laws, not molesting children.
He had a chance to change the law but he didn't. He didn't care when it was the rest of us under the boot heel of big government.
He should get no sympathy now, the filthy pervert.
Let's find a decent citizen to support instead of this "coach" who destroyed boys lives.
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