You mean like Chang? Only in the US Senate can two people conspire to extort and bribe for political favor, and the one who pays the bribe be the only one who goes to jail because he is not an elected official. The federal prison system could open an entire new cell block just to house the bribers during one week of a Clinton election cycle.
You are right about the US Senate, but you forgot to include the House. The formerly-Honorable, Honorable Alcee Hastings, Rep. from Florida, was a US Judge. He was charged with taking bribes to give light sentences to a pair of drug dealers. William Borders, attorney for the two men (and former President of the D.C. Bar Association), was convicted of paying the bribes and went to prison. Judge Hastings beat the rap, claiming racism. However, he was impeached by the House and convicted and removed from office by the Senate. Then, to show up whitey, he ran for the House and was elected and reelected.
So the House has its own Torricelli in the form of Hastings. And Hastings will be there forever.
Congressman Billybob
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