At what level do politicians and their advisors become "above the law"

TXlib

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Wed Oct-01-03 02:19 PM
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At what level do politicians and their advisors become "above the law"

I think most, if not all, US presidents and their advisors feel they are above the law, and they are, in reality. I believe there is much quasilegal and illegal stuff that goes on, and only a small fraction of it ever sees the light of day.

My question is, is this a problem primarily with the presidency, or are senators and congressmen prone to thinking this way, as well?

What about at the state level?

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GOPisEvil

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Wed Oct-01-03 02:31 PM
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1. Remember our illustruous Gov. Goodhair?

Remember when he was just Lt. Gov. Goodhair, and his driver got pulled over for speeding by a DPS Trooper? "Why don't you just let us get on down the road?" Hehehe...pesky dashboard video cameras!

I think that people at all levels of government abuse their power on a daily basis, but most of it is over matters that only concern a few people at most. Think about school boards, local small-town sherriffs, etc...

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PROGRESSIVE1

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Wed Oct-01-03 02:42 PM
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2. When they become Rethugliklans!

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TXlib

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Wed Oct-01-03 02:51 PM
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3. I really don't think it's only an (R) problem.

It's a fault of human nature, not of one party. It may be that the abuses of each party are of a different nature, though.

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Nikia

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Wed Oct-01-03 03:02 PM
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4. It really depends on the person

The city that I was raised in had a mayor that used his mayorial to help his drug business. A local sheriff did some questioned things that went to court but did not result in a conviction. Many politicians at all levels have great respect for the law though,

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Racenut20

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Wed Oct-01-03 03:02 PM
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5. They don't, ask Halderman/Erlichman/ & Nixon

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