Well said.
Posted on 08/27/2015 5:39:09 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
The most disturbing aspect of the scandal around Hillary Clinton’s use of a private e-mail server during her tenure as secretary of state is not the former first lady’s penchant for secrecy.
What’s truly unsettling is that it has been widely taken as read among both the media and the general public that Mrs. Clinton will likely avoid serious legal consequences for her behavior because the Justice Department is ultimately answerable to President Obama – and Democrats will not use the instruments of government to destroy one of their own. Whether that eventually proves true, the sentiment itself reveals a troubling trend in American politics.
It’s unnerving that the segments of society charged with keeping those officials in check – namely, the media and the voters – now regard such lack of principle as so unremarkable that it barely merits mention. We have transformed into a country in which it’s difficult to imagine precisely what kind of official malfeasance would be met with more than a shrug of the shoulders.
The Justice Department, for example, already took a pass on prosecuting Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the scandal in which conservative groups were singled out for special scrutiny by the federal government on the basis of their political beliefs. If there’s anything that ought to be a matter of consensus in American politics, it’s that holding the reins of power doesn’t give you carte blanche to turn the power of the state against your partisan rivals. Yet Ms. Lerner, having done that very thing, doesn’t seem to be much worse for the wear.
This hands-off trend isn’t limited by any means to the DOJ. Consider the current debate over the nuclear deal with Iran.
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And when they come for you with the might of a high-tech military, who will be standing with and behind you?
I don't say this to be dismissive, but to interject some sobriety. It will come to blood if we insist on God-given, constitutional freedom.
And laws don't get any more frivolous than they do in California.
Hell, just look at Solyndra executives who bilked the taxpayer out of half a billion dollars and then declared bankruptcy. Then we are informed the DOJ will not pursue any legal action.
Let the average Joe attempt that and he would be currently sitting in a jail cell.
Looking at the establishment these days whistling past the grave yard.
People are extremely angry about where this country is headed.
Well said.
Jesus Christ: You can’t impeach Him and He ain’t gonna resign.
There truly is nothing resembling justice in this country, the guy who gets away with committing felonies in public one week may wind up going to prison for some absurdity not worth mentioning the next.
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