Speaking of political corruption, here’s a good illustration that’s big news here in Illinois. From ABC 7 Chicago:
CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois state Senator Emil Jones III is set to be arraigned Friday on bribery charges.
Governor JB Pritzker called on Jones III to resign from office Thursday.
Jones is accused of taking $5,000 from a red light camera company in exchange for voting against legislation that would require traffic studies for the camera systems.
Jones was also charged with bribery and lying to the FBI.
The Far South Side state senator has given up his Senate leadership posts, but still remains on the November ballot and is running unopposed.
Gov. Pritzker demanded he resign immediately, saying it would send a clear message to Illinois residents that, “corruption and abuse have no place here.”
Mr. Jones’s father, Emil Jones Jr., was a member of the Illinois Senate from 1983 to 2009 and its president from 2003 to 2009. His son has succeeded him in his district.
There’s an old saying that covers this: the acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree. Barack Obama got his start as Emil Jones’s protégé.
Update
I just noticed that the post which was supposed to precede this one somehow never got published. I republished it.
“Speaking of political corruption” was certainly a non sequitur wasn’t it?
My political Godfather, was the phrase Obama used. Play with slime, get covered in slime.
Anyone surprised Obama knew about and green lighted Hillary’s bogus Russiagate scam?
“Speaking of political corruption,………”
Ah, yes. Joe Biden. The Green Warrior:
https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/bidens-family-sought-lucrative-deals-china-fossil-fuels-he-now
Well, one form of green………
IMO one of the best arguments for term limits on all elective offices is the inevitability of political corruption.
The link Drew posted is far more significant, in revealing the absolute corruption embedded in politics, than the Emile Jones Iii bribe – specifically that of the Joe Biden’s family and the Democrat party.
$5k is peanuts – if you’re going to go the path of bribery, at least make it interesting.
That is quite the article, Drew. I can’t believe it’s not illegal for relatives of elected officials to pursue business deals. We really need Trump to fix this.
They’ll sell us the rope.
“IMO one of the best arguments for term limits on all elective offices is the inevitability of political corruption.”
I couldn’t agree more. I have read all the counterarguments. Not impressed. Don’t know about the legalities, but a true reformer could go down in history if they pursued limits and succeeded.
Your comment, Klampit, tells me all I need to know about your character.
Goodbye.
Klampit: I can’t believe it’s not illegal for relatives of elected officials to pursue business deals. We really need Trump to fix this.
Haha!
Drew: Your comment, Klampit, tells me all I need to know about your character.
Haha!
Surprise! It turns out that people use their connections to make money. Republicans have long resisted efforts to minimize the influence of money in politics, even being against sunshine laws. But connections are how business and politics are done, and they often overlap.
To be fair, it’s not clear that you can eliminate all glad-handing by the rich and powerful. It’s part of the human condition. But reasonable restrictions could certainly be implemented.
That’s certainly my view. One of the great problems we face is that tenure in office and the ability to accomplish things go hand in hand.