Jawbox wrote:
Would your response to all this be identical if it had been a Pubbie congressman who was "singled out"?
Pointless. Everyone who has posted here so far agrees it's immoral, regardless of party.
Smasharoo wrote:
The concern is really more that there were probably 40 other congresspeple who could have been targeted in the same, but apparently weren't.
Someone had to be first. Again, I understand the point but hardly conclusive evidence of someone's rights being violated.
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It sets the perception that administration is doing something about the rampant corruption in congress, driven at the moment, largely by their own supporters by stinging a marginal figure in the opposition party.
I suppose this is where we part ways. I don't believe for a moment that corruption in Congress is 'driven' by one particular party over the other. It's pretty much the opportunistic bastages on either side that will take it where they can get it.
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Yes, congresspeople shouldn't take bribes, but offering a token example of enforcing that law isn't the same as actually doing anything about it.
Of course he should be prosecuted, but if the executive branch is going to prosecute this type of operation it better be extensive and equally targeted.
Get informants to volunteer to bury as many Pubbies as they do Dems, and problem solved. I'm not saying this couldn't be an instance where someone is being unfairly used to make a point, but he's still set himself up as a pretty decent target.
Edited, Tue May 23 22:00:03 2006 by Atomicflea