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Those were the days, when they still pretended to have a hint of respect for the people who serve them. (Not a typo)
In this case the energy secretary is accused of profiting from Ford stock as she promoted Ford for EV's and reportedly lied about it and admitted as much.
But should people who violate government ethics standards lose their jobs?
Well the answer as you will see is "I know what you are trying to do"
carolina73 (09-21-2023),MisterVeritis (09-21-2023),pjohns (09-21-2023),RMNIXON (09-21-2023),slackercruster (09-21-2023)
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yes, and go to jail?
Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect. -- Woody Hayes
slackercruster (09-21-2023)
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You would, but not her.Originally Posted by DGUtley
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
“When people get used to preferential treatment equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell
donttread (09-22-2023),MisterVeritis (09-21-2023)
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They and their immediate families should be stripped of their wealth and serve moderate prison sentences, say the average of the top five Jan 6 political prisoners.
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.
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Betsy Vos donates a million dollars to Trump and gets named Secretary of Education.
You mean payola like that?
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I can’t believe that a person would fail to know what individual stocks they owned months after taking a position as secretary of the energy department in a presidential administration. Especially stocks directly impacted by administration energy policies. That would be one of the first things addressed before they took office. It certainly would not take months for this ethical violation to become known to the secretary.
She should at least be charged with perjury and removed from office. From top to bottom the corruption in the current administration is so prevalent that people are numb to it. It’s now expected and accepted as the way things are.
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
“When people get used to preferential treatment equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell
donttread (09-22-2023),MisterVeritis (09-21-2023)
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So then DeVos did not make a few million by accepting a place in the Trump administration. She didn’t cash in through her inside knowledge.
When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.
“When people get used to preferential treatment equal treatment seems like discrimination.” - Thomas Sowell
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So Trump was the recipient of the payola.
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The American gov't is corrupt as hell. Look at Bite Me. It's obvious.
donttread (09-22-2023)
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The DeVoss family has donated to Republicans for decades.
They put their money where their mouth is.
Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.
I pledge allegiance to the Constitution as written and understood by this nation's founders, and to the Republic it created, an indivisible union of sovereign States, with liberty and justice for all.
RMNIXON (09-21-2023)
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