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nycbos

(6,034 posts) Fri Mar 4, 2022, 07:17 PM Mar 2022

Sen. Whitehouse Delivers Floor Speech on Ending Kleptocracy's March

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Sen. Whitehouse Delivers Floor Speech on Ending Kleptocracy's March (Original Post) nycbos Mar 2022 OP

This needs to be extended to domestic terrorist white nationalist groups as well. Bev54 Mar 2022 #1

Publicly seizing the kleptocrats' assets will be difficult but necessary dlk Mar 2022 #2

Bev54

(10,053 posts)

1. This needs to be extended to domestic terrorist white nationalist groups as well.

Reply to nycbos (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 08:29 PM

Mar 2022

There is a big hole in how they are treated. Firstly declare them terrorist groups, because that is what they are. That is what Canada has done and it truly has affected them, many have disbursed and ended up in the US.

dlk

(11,569 posts)

2. Publicly seizing the kleptocrats' assets will be difficult but necessary

Reply to nycbos (Original post)

Fri Mar 4, 2022, 10:12 PM

Mar 2022

If left unchecked, corruption will devour our democracy. I’m encouraged by Whitehouse’s efforts.

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