Comments on: The Decline And Fall Of Democracy http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/23910/the-decline-and-fall-of-democracy/ Sun, 27 May 2012 06:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: I'm a Linda too http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/23910/the-decline-and-fall-of-democracy/#comment-1202769 I'm a Linda too Sat, 09 May 2009 14:53:56 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=23910#comment-1202769 Yes, our politicians are corrupt and engaging in criminal activity and are often accessories in very serious illegal conduct. THey are using out tax dollars to further their and others benefit. I am so disappointed in Congressman Conyers over these past couple of years. Did he make deals to drop his investigation in improperly using his Congressional staff. But, be sure, the people can fire him. And as Congress may make the federal laws, but obviously DO NOT ENFORCE or follow them, we do have people who do. And, this should be brought to our US Attorneys for legal action. Yes, our politicians are corrupt and engaging in criminal activity and are often accessories in very serious illegal conduct. THey are using out tax dollars to further their and others benefit.

I am so disappointed in Congressman Conyers over these past couple of years. Did he make deals to drop his investigation in improperly using his Congressional staff.

But, be sure, the people can fire him. And as Congress may make the federal laws, but obviously DO NOT ENFORCE or follow them, we do have people who do. And, this should be brought to our US Attorneys for legal action.

]]> By: Track-A-'Crat http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/23910/the-decline-and-fall-of-democracy/#comment-1202643 Track-A-'Crat Sat, 09 May 2009 01:40:02 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=23910#comment-1202643 NomNomNom, Agree with restoring the old penalties and you are correct, but I'm (melodramatically) imagining more than just the fall of the government. The profound reform that is needed will not come from within politics. By the time politicians reach the upper levels, they are beholden to so many different interests that meaningful reform is just about impossible. Cynical, I know, but realistic... NomNomNom,

Agree with restoring the old penalties and you are correct, but I’m (melodramatically) imagining more than just the fall of the government.

The profound reform that is needed will not come from within politics. By the time politicians reach the upper levels, they are beholden to so many different interests that meaningful reform is just about impossible.

Cynical, I know, but realistic…

]]> By: NomNomNom http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/23910/the-decline-and-fall-of-democracy/#comment-1202631 NomNomNom Sat, 09 May 2009 01:06:18 +0000 http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/?p=23910#comment-1202631 Unfortunately, I haven't ever seen any evidence that when governments collapse that corruption goes away. I don't want the government to fall per se: I just want to round up all the guilty ones and put them on trial for treason (imo that is the overarching crime in all of this) and punish them accordingly. Oops I forgot, I'd restore the old penalties for treason first. Admittedly that's probably trials for 434 members of the congress & the whole SC. And we'd also need trials for practically every bank ceo, all the defense contractors... It might take a while. Unfortunately, I haven’t ever seen any evidence that when governments collapse that corruption goes away.

I don’t want the government to fall per se: I just want to round up all the guilty ones and put them on trial for treason (imo that is the overarching crime in all of this) and punish them accordingly. Oops I forgot, I’d restore the old penalties for treason first.
Admittedly that’s probably trials for 434 members of the congress & the whole SC. And we’d also need trials for practically every bank ceo, all the defense contractors… It might take a while.

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