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bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts)
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 01:30 PM Apr 2016

Is Hillary Clinton Above the Law? by Ray McGovern April 17, 2016

"Secretary of State Clinton was harsh on subordinates who were careless with classified information, but those rules apparently weren't for her, a troubling double standard, says ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern."

http://consortiumnews.com/2016/04/17/is-hillary-clinton-above-the-law

She never apologized to Ray for the beatdown he took after turning his back to her in protest.

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Is Hillary Clinton Above the Law? by Ray McGovern April 17, 2016 (Original Post) bobthedrummer Apr 2016 OP
We need to be careful who we choose as our nominee. More about our "inevitable" nominee here: ChisolmTrailDem Apr 2016 #1
It's Al From's Democratic Party, the rest of us just live here. The takeover (madfloridian DU 2015) bobthedrummer Apr 2016 #2
As early as 2008 you pointed out many of the same things about the group of Republican hybrid Dems Dragonfli Apr 2016 #3
That OP is part of who I am-and we've all been BETRAYED Dragonfli. My activism began in 1965. bobthedrummer Apr 2016 #5
Agreed, it is a way of life, and part of keeping our democracy for, of, and by the people /nt Dragonfli Apr 2016 #7
...! Good links for read and re-read. KoKo Apr 2016 #6
Good job pdsimdars Apr 2016 #13
Encore kick. n/t bobthedrummer Apr 2016 #20
K&R also - Dragonfli Apr 2016 #4
The wheel turns Fairgo Apr 2016 #8
True but one hopes for a peaceful revolution carried out politicaly for obvious reasons - Dragonfli Apr 2016 #10
of course Fairgo Apr 2016 #11
True, incrementalism will only lead to the inevitable bloody conclusion if it is the path chosen /nt Dragonfli Apr 2016 #12
Why incrementalism is a farce Fairgo Apr 2016 #9
kick nt antigop Apr 2016 #14
Kick. n/t bobthedrummer Apr 2016 #15
"Bow down to her on Sunday, salute her when her birthday comes..." kick bobthedrummer Apr 2016 #16
Gen. Secord: Affidavit of Daniel P. Sheehan (this black budget network used several Arkansas sites) bobthedrummer Apr 2016 #17
If the law is going to bring HRC down, she must not be allowed the nomination. metamorphosis Apr 2016 #18
I don't think you or I fully grasp the "level" she operates at-I hear you though and we'll soon see bobthedrummer Apr 2016 #19
 

ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts)
1. We need to be careful who we choose as our nominee. More about our "inevitable" nominee here:
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 01:32 PM
Apr 2016

vimeo.com/163178551

 

bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts)
5. That OP is part of who I am-and we've all been BETRAYED Dragonfli. My activism began in 1965.
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 02:39 PM
Apr 2016

Never give up isn't a slogan.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
6. ...! Good links for read and re-read.
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 02:44 PM
Apr 2016

Thanks to Bob for his tireless work keeping us informed. Good to have background links since, hopefully, more will be exposed during this Primary that we need to refer back to.

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
13. Good job
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 03:48 PM
Apr 2016

I see you post this everywhere. I watched it. It was good, but there are some others that are incredible, but probably from sources people won't watch. I have seen some great reporting on FOX about the email scandal. Just because they are wacko doesn't mean they can't report on facts.
Anyway, this was good, and you are one thorough Dem.

Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)
4. K&R also -
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 02:33 PM
Apr 2016
Sure, you can go to prison for stealing food if you are a serf, you can go to prison for growing a plant even. But the rule of law only applies to peasants. If you are a high government official, a thug doing their dirty work (rape, murder, torture, kidnapping, anything really) or are a billionaire that profits those in high public office (stealing billions in money or real estate, killing people by denying procedures and medicines as the "gatekeepers of health", or imprisoning people for the sake of profit) you are above the law, the law simply doesn't apply to you.

Once when these same facts were true in a monarchy that made the same distinctions regarding royalty and serf classes, there were those that rebelled against such an immune royalty which were allowed to abuse the people, steal everything from them (there homes, their health, even their lives) and face no consequences. Revolutions were fought and promises were made by the victors, Promises such as the rule of law applies to all or it applies to none. Promises that now ring hollow as the champions of a fair government slowly over time devolved back into what was and what always had been, a system of an elite few above laws possessing nearly all the wealth while laws were used exclusively against their victims - the majority that go hungry and grow sick under the rule of that elite....


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Fairgo

(1,571 posts)
8. The wheel turns
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 03:06 PM
Apr 2016

until we find a away to monitor and adjust constantly, based on our values, the occasional revolution is unavoidable.

Fairgo

(1,571 posts)
11. of course
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 03:39 PM
Apr 2016

and it is possible. But the powerful do not let go of power. They must meet a greater power.

Another reason why incrementalism is a farce.

Dragonfli

(10,622 posts)
12. True, incrementalism will only lead to the inevitable bloody conclusion if it is the path chosen /nt
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 03:46 PM
Apr 2016

Fairgo

(1,571 posts)
9. Why incrementalism is a farce
Mon Apr 18, 2016, 03:08 PM
Apr 2016

You are allowed to struggle and sometimes win, in areas that the powerful do not value. Everyone can be equal, as long as they stay in the sweatshop.

 

bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts)
17. Gen. Secord: Affidavit of Daniel P. Sheehan (this black budget network used several Arkansas sites)
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 04:23 PM
Apr 2016
http://www.ncoic.com/heroin-2.htm

There's no statute of limitations for murder in America-except for "US national security".
 

metamorphosis

(25 posts)
18. If the law is going to bring HRC down, she must not be allowed the nomination.
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 04:36 PM
Apr 2016

Ironically, the superdelegates were created to handle this very sort of situation - - i.e., to prevent potentially harmful or even criminal candidates from receiving the party's nomination.

Legal terms such as perjury and obstruction of justice have been openly discussed in the justice dept and in political circles. It's no surprise that Hillary has been caught lying on numerous occasions ... perjury is a type of lie.

Obstruction of justice - - that is essentially what HRC has been engaging in by preventing the FBI from conducting a timely investigation. She has done all she possibly could to obstruct the FBI investigation, i.e., slowing it to a snail's pace. Insofar as she has done this with overt support of executive department executives, this could even be construed as a kind of racketeering.

Hillary is not only a dirty campaigner, not only a turncoat, not only an unpleasant individual who draws out the worst in republican opponents (for decades), but she may also have committed impeachable offenses. If so, she will likely be notified of impeachment proceedings on day 1 of her term.

 

bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts)
19. I don't think you or I fully grasp the "level" she operates at-I hear you though and we'll soon see
Sun Apr 24, 2016, 04:52 PM
Apr 2016

something else revealed.

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