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People get the government they deserve....
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 7:45 pm
by WadeFillingame
[url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALBANY_CORRUPTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-16-11-46-09][color=blue]...and there ya go.[/color][/url]
Re: People get the government they deserve....
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 10:45 pm
by Jolly_WhiteGiant
Are there any good politicians left? Seems like $$$ and power corrupts everyone...
Re: People get the government they deserve....
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 11:50 pm
by Hutch
[quote author=XTR link=topic=33635.msg143587#msg143587 date=1431891944]
[url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALBANY_CORRUPTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-16-11-46-09][color=blue]...and there ya go.[/color][/url]
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Exactly ! When 1/2 the country doesn't even vote. And those that do automatically vote for incumbents. Who could expect any differen ?. It's gonna take a big shake-up for things to change.
Re: People get the government they deserve....
Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 11:54 pm
by Brlesq
I live in Albany, and it is as corrupt as Chicago and New Orleans. Members of both parties seem to think that their elective positions put them above the law. This isn't the first scandal here, and it won't be the last.
Re: People get the government they deserve....
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 1:08 am
by Myfirstandlastname
I always think that it's only rare that these cases are found out and prosecuted, not that they occur.
I'm a pessimist in these cases I suppose,
But I'd wager this is the rule, not the exception.
It goes on at every single level of government almost every time.
Re: People get the government they deserve....
Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 10:23 am
by anacostiakat
[quote author=XTR link=topic=33635.msg143587#msg143587 date=1431891944]
[url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALBANY_CORRUPTION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-16-11-46-09][color=blue]...and there ya go.[/color][/url]
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Sadly I am a firm believer in this logic. :finger:
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 5:51 pm
by forgop
Politicians and police-those who are sworn to uphold the laws always seem to get the most corrupt by said laws.