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Baitball Blogger

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21. Our society has been leaning in this direction for as long as I have been paying attention.

Reply to calimary (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:28 AM

Apr 24

Quid pro quos are common at the local level, so people learn how to step out of the way or suffer the consequences. People that try to stop them anyway, eventually figure out it's impossible to do because the political networks have neutered the criminal justice system that should step in to remove corruption in politics. And the criminal justice system picks their balls off the floor and tell the victims that they can vote the corrupt official out of office. But how is that possible when the media is owned by corrupt political system as well?

And, don't forget that this elected officials return to neighborhoods where they can continue their greedy overreaches in any number of ways.

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The Chief Justice and His Wife Took $20 Million From Firms He Rules On. I'm Filing for His Disbarment Today [View all] pnwmom Apr 24 OP

TY Kick.. Crooks! Cha Apr 24 #1

SHEESH, sometimes it seems like EVERYBODY's on the take. calimary Apr 24 #2

Goodness! Aussie105 Apr 24 #4

Our society has been leaning in this direction for as long as I have been paying attention. Baitball Blogger Apr 24 #21

When you are Big and Important you can do that. Aussie105 Apr 24 #3

To be replaced by whom? 33taw Apr 24 #5

there's the rub mike_c Apr 24 #11

My hope is this disbarment effort takes time... summer_in_TX Apr 29 #27

Wouldn't it be sensational if THIS were to gain some traction. DFW Apr 24 #6

The way I read this NJCher Apr 24 #7

It's a big club, and we aren't in it. cayugafalls Apr 24 #8

If I was offered admittance NJCher Apr 24 #9

All Hail the Prophet Carlin! lindysalsagal Apr 24 #20

wow-- that's a pretty damning article mike_c Apr 24 #10

K & R democrank Apr 24 #12

Crook Whip-poor-will Apr 24 #13

Important malaise Apr 24 #14

This is nothing new Buckeyeblue Apr 24 #15

Yes, but now we know he concealed it on tax forms. summer_in_TX Apr 29 #28

In the immortal words of James Brown... Kid Berwyn Apr 24 #16

I'd call for his impeachment, but Wednesdays Apr 24 #17

There doesn't seem to be ANY Republican in office who isn't a corrupt liar! Bluepinky Apr 24 #18

That's why they don't want to retire, millions to be made MagickMuffin Apr 24 #19

That's why they keep Trump. If he goes down they leftyladyfrommo Apr 24 #22

This will not remove him from the bench angrychair Apr 24 #23

Right - but eventually a Congress with a strong summer_in_TX Apr 29 #29

And we are told "No one is above the LAW". wink, wink, chuckle, chuckle, ha, ha republianmushroom Apr 24 #24

John Roberts actually hid the commissions his wife was earning and called it all salary on several years summer_in_TX Apr 25 #25

Impeach him once the Republicans are out of the White House LostOne4Ever Apr 25 #26