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To: crz; seawolf101

Sorry. Do not get your hopes upu.

No matter how much she deserves it ( A Lot!) Hillary! will not be prosecuted.

If political criminals can expect to be prosecuted when they leave office or lose elections, then there is no reason for them to peacefully transfer power. Every election will have the potential to become a civil war.

The peaceful transfer of power is critical to survival of the USA.

So, once a government official, upon leaving office, is, and probably should be, immune to prosecution for his crimes him office. Likewise, defeated candidates should probably not be prosecuted for any crimes discovered during the campaign. (Prosecute them BEFORE they become candidates!)


94 posted on 10/10/2016 6:33:14 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: Little Ray
If political criminals can expect to be prosecuted when they leave office or lose elections, then there is no reason for them to peacefully transfer power. Every election will have the potential to become a civil war.

There's no such thing as a "political" crime: only political prosecutions.

The transfer of power is a function of our system, not the office holder.

95 posted on 10/10/2016 6:47:55 AM PDT by papertyger
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To: Little Ray
once a government official, upon leaving office, is, and probably should be, immune to prosecution for his crimes him office.

I just cannot agree with you here. Protected from political persecution perhaps, but not from criminal prosecution. There is no reason on earth that any politician, bureaucrat or public employee should be able to break the law (in many cases, we see it being done flagrantly) and get away with it just because of who they are or the office they hold/held. In fact, I argue that they must be held to a much higher standard. Perhaps the threat of prosecution and accountability might give them incentive to obey the law in the first place!

97 posted on 10/10/2016 6:56:00 AM PDT by aragorn (We do indeed live in interesting times. FUBO.)
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To: Little Ray

Uh Huh. Unless the crime hurts the security of the USA.


102 posted on 10/10/2016 7:42:22 AM PDT by crz
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