“So, when a member of Congress, who takes office with no more worth than the average person, leaves a multi-millionaire, but has cast votes on things that would benefit his/her portfolio.’
If the congressman makes his case on that basis, good for him. Why, because then ordinary citizens can make the case that they should receive the same treatment under the 14th amendment.
It’s not that I oppose prosecution against insider trading, it’s that I oppose the corruption at most DOJs. Because the DOJs have become unaccountable, they do not deserve the respect and the trust of the public. Until we see real reform and adherence to constitutional protections for defendants we must oppose DOJs especially when it comes to non-violent crimes. We need to see the likes of Andrew Weismann in solitary confinement. More prosecutors and investigators need to be prosecuted, sanctioned and fired for abusing citizen’s rights. We need to stop giving deference and prestige to these people.
I kind of thought that was my initial point.
Judicial Immunity....something that doesn’t actually exist but judges have claimed it and it’s accepted.
Prosecutors can be held accountable, but it is very, very difficult. Nifong is a perfect example. He should have went to prison for as long as those boys were looking at, for what he did to them.
There are many others. These people put their pants on the same way you and I do. And it’s sickening to see them act as if they were above the law, which in so many cases, they darn sure seem to be.
As for Wiseman and all the lives he has ruined, I think we’re long past solitary confinement and well into that area where the Tree of Liberty needs to be watered.