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1 posted on 10/15/2017 6:54:46 AM PDT by Kaslin
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It is sad to admit but this is the way of doing things in most Latin American countries. We use to be critical of them, now we have descended to their level.


2 posted on 10/15/2017 7:09:28 AM PDT by Nieves19
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Politicians often make campaign contribution and assist in fundraising for the defeated. Wonder why they didn’t try the legal way.


3 posted on 10/15/2017 7:12:42 AM PDT by Fhios (Down with your fascism, up with our fascism.)
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“That had all been litigated,” responded Mrs. Clinton

Not exactly true. Only the Paula Jones incident was litigated.

5 posted on 10/15/2017 7:17:02 AM PDT by savedbygrace
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Have the killings begun yet???


7 posted on 10/15/2017 7:24:07 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (..There is no difference between liberals/rinos/moslems/illegals/lamestream ..)
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To: Kaslin
A week ago, Jimmie Moore pleaded guilty to filing a false campaign finance report in order to conceal a $90,000 payment he received to drop out of a Pennsylvania congressional race. In other parlance it is called a payoff, as the former Philadelphia judge surely knew.

The nearly one-hundred-grand came from the incumbent being challenged: Congressman Bob Brady (D-Pa.). Brady has been serving (himself) in Congress for the last 19 years, representing a slam-dunk Democratic Party district. For even longer, the last 31 years, Brady has chaired the Democratic Party of Philadelphia.

Moore, who implicated Rep. Brady in the scheme, now faces as many as five years in prison. Brady, for his part, has yet to be charged.

This is a good example scenario that I've been asking for to explain possible corruption scenarios if the 17th amendment is repealed.

Transfer this to the Senate and then ask if a manager of a National XXX Senatorial Committee or a Senate Leadership Fund super PAC could pay off state legislators to choose a preferred candidate for Senate.

As I posted in the thread linked at the top of my comment, what legitimate FEC filings would explain why, say, Mitch McConnell raises super PAC money if there are no Senate elections? What reportable expenditures could he make that's not an out-and-out bribe to state legislators if there is no state election, just a vote in the legislative chambers?

He will have to rebuild a new power network to replace it, since it would be harder for McConnell to use national money to influence the state appointment in Mississippi or Alabama, like he's done in the past. There would be no more primaries and run-offs to dilute with paid fake candidates to split votes or to buy out potential threats.

-PJ

9 posted on 10/15/2017 8:47:40 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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The funny thing would be if all these corrupt losers end-up in prison for a long time.


11 posted on 10/15/2017 10:27:21 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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Bttt.

5.56mm


14 posted on 10/15/2017 1:54:26 PM PDT by M Kehoe
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