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kentuck (103,887 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216198885How deep does the corruption go?We already know that it reaches deep into the Congress, with the Republican traitors that attempted to overthrow an election. Almost the entire Republican Party has shown itself to be corrupt, in both the House and Senate.Does it reach into the military? We know that the Pentagon was being used by the White House during the attack upon our Capitol. The Pentagon was corrupted. Some Generals are worried that there will be a military coup in 2024. The Defense Dept was corrupted.But, nearly every Department of government was corrupted in the last 4 years, including the State Dept and Homeland Security. The CIA and FBI were politicized for the benefit of a wannabe dictator.It also appears that the Supreme Court, the law of the land, has been corrupted.Big Business has been corrupt forever. They have created laws to benefit themselves and broken laws for the same purpose.The people need a big broom to clean up the mess.
Star Member Irish_Dem (19,329 posts) 1. Putin and the GOP bought off three branches of government and the media.Of course, the military was corrupted as well.The extent is not yet known.
Star Member RKP5637 (61,930 posts) 2. Trump said he was bringing in the best when running. However ... he neglected tosay the best thugs and criminals for his gang.
Star Member cilla4progress (17,858 posts) 3. I think the breadth will be staggering.One pointed example: Alex Acosta. US Attorney given cabinet post by TFG.https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-attorney-alex-acosta-showed-poor-judgment-giving/story?id=74178029With the omicron flurry expected in Jan-Feb, and these upcoming disclosures, America is going to go through some things.Rip the bandaid - let's go!RICO anyone?
H2O Man (66,929 posts) 7. Recommended.We need to use 2022 tosweep some of that corruption away.
Star Member KS Toronado (5,125 posts) 9. My crystal ball sees the Jan 6th committee with their televised hearings exposing the R party as un American/traitors in attempting to overthrow our form ofGovernment, then we begin using this information against them going into the midterms which should give usa big sweep. fingers crossed
Star Member CrispyQ (31,030 posts) 8. Publicly funded campaigns would go a long way to fixing this country.But how do you get the very people who benefit from the current system to change the current system? We're going to see more Kristin Sinema's. Win a senate seat & then flip off your constituents, take money from the opposing side, & catapult yourself into the millionaire category, all in six short years, who cares if you win a second term or not.We have the best government money can buy. ~bumper sticker
Star Member usaf-vet (4,406 posts) 13. TERM LIMITS. The system is corrupt if we don't change it we better start teaching Russian...... to the young kids. SOUND good?Never mind we will lose some good people. The hen houses are full of weasels.And you won't see more Kristin Siema's if Congress isn't is the shortcut road to becoming millionaires.Let the term-limited folk re-run in after five cycles in the house and three in the senate.They will have to get out and find new jobs in the meantime.
Star Member drmeow (4,225 posts) 17. There is some evidencethat term limits actually increase corruption rather than reducing it. The reality is that governing effectively has a learning curve and, the more turnover, the more likely the new elected officials will rely on lobbyists to "help" them make decisions. As they gain more experience and build relationships with other leaders groups like Alec lose their advantage.Term limits don't stop them from becoming millionaires - in fact, term limits actually might push them to speed up the process as much as they can.Term limits don't make them any more beholden to voters than the current situation, if anything it makes them less.We need extreme laws about finances (i.e., ALL financial holdings for the candidate and all close relatives must be put in a blind trust on the date candidacy is declared and managed by someone they can't touch - anonymously?) and extermely draconian and swift penalties for violations (stripped of office and banned from ever holding office again?). A constitutional amendment (so the Nazi's on the court can't claim some bullshit about it being unconstitutional) putting limits on campaigning (length, money, flat out lying in ads, that sort of thing).
Escurumbele (1,950 posts) 14. You are forgetting the military, I am one of those who believes the military has been corruptedMike Flynn should have been recalled and the reason it has not happened is because there are other brass who may be on his side, of course his brother is one of those, he should also be investigated for the January 6, 2021 failed coup.
Star Member Grasswire2 (10,759 posts) 16. rank and file, too, by FOX News.A couple of years ago I found (on Facebook) the son of my lost cousin Roger. Roger had been adopted out of the family as a child, and I never knew what had happened to him, but found his son and learned the story.Roger was career AF. And so is the son, retired now after a full career.His FB comments were disturbing to me. He is lost to the side of those who want to tear it all down.He lives in Texas, which might explain it all further.Scary, and sad.
Star Member Irish_Dem (19,329 posts)1. Putin and the GOP bought off three branches of government and the media.
H2O Man (66,929 posts)7. Recommended.We need to use 2022 tosweep some of that corruption away.
