It takes hubris befitting a king for the US Supreme Court to rule, on the eve of celebrating the Declaration of Independence, our founding screed against political corruption, that a jury cannot convict a governor for taking $177,000 in loans and favors from a donor he used his political office to help. Forget that trial by jury was one of the grievances enumerated against King George, or that quid-pro-quo corruption by the King and his men was at the heart of America's founding. The fact is tha...
Will SCOTUS Apply Its Ruling On Political Corruption To Itself?
The Huffington Post - 29 Jun 2016 16:31
It takes hubris befitting a king for the US Supreme Court to rule, on the eve of celebrating the Declaration of Independence, our founding screed against political corruption, that a jury cannot convict a governor for taking $177,000 in loans and favors from a donor he used his political office to help. Forget that trial by jury was one of the grievances enumerated against King George, or that quid-pro-quo corruption by the King and his men was at the heart of America's founding. The fact is tha...
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