It is not only the anti-democratic and corrupt actions of Trump, Sessions, Barr and so many others in the former administration that are so disturbing but even more so the failures to hold all of them accountable. The entire administration will be recorded in history as the most ethically flawed and corrupt administration in U.S. histor…
It is not only the anti-democratic and corrupt actions of Trump, Sessions, Barr and so many others in the former administration that are so disturbing but even more so the failures to hold all of them accountable. The entire administration will be recorded in history as the most ethically flawed and corrupt administration in U.S. history. Congress needs to enact strong ethics standards with real penalties for violations to prevent similar future abuses by politicians and appointed officials of either party.
I strongly recommend all read the editorial series published by the Boston Globe, available outside their paywall, on Future-Proofing the Presidency. You can find it here:
It is not only the anti-democratic and corrupt actions of Trump, Sessions, Barr and so many others in the former administration that are so disturbing but even more so the failures to hold all of them accountable. The entire administration will be recorded in history as the most ethically flawed and corrupt administration in U.S. history. Congress needs to enact strong ethics standards with real penalties for violations to prevent similar future abuses by politicians and appointed officials of either party.
Absolutely, we need more than guardrails, we need consequences, swift and stinging.
One of the guardrails are the penalties for violations. With a sign….”Beware..advance your traitorous pace at your own risk, m-fers”.
I strongly recommend all read the editorial series published by the Boston Globe, available outside their paywall, on Future-Proofing the Presidency. You can find it here:
https://apps.bostonglobe.com/opinion/graphics/2021/06/future-proofing-the-presidency/?
Well, that was amazing, Bruce.
Aren’t all those DofJ types members ofBar Associations? Should they all be disbarred?
Yes, probably should be.