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I’m independent and vote D because that’s the only rational choice. Fuck the republican traitor filth. And fuck this guy too, lock him the fuck up if he’s guilty.

See that, republican traitors? No one should be above the law. Fuck all of you.

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They’re gonna use this to say Democrats think they’re above the law because Fox News, Breitbart and the rest don’t run all of us saying to bring Menendez to justice. Hell, even if they did run it Republicans wouldn’t change their minds.

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2 points

Fuck ‘em all. A waste of carbon, the whole lot.

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He did it wrong, you just have to call them “lobbyists,” and have them donate to your campaign or your PAC, (without coordination, nudge-nudge,) and it’s all legal.

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That’s not how you get the actual personal spending money though. You set up yourself with a cush retirement job lobbying in between when you hold office, speaking fee agreements, jobs for friends and all sorts of other people who now feel indebted to you, business opportunities that wouldn’t be available to others. All those can be legal if done right, under current laws.

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IMO Citizens United is what brought US Politics to where we are today. Legalized money laundering and influence purchasing are apt descriptors. The sheer flood of money since CU catapulted us into the era of massive ad and social media spending.

The SCOTUS corruption is seriously disturbing though. There seems to be zero appetite from the Justice Dept., Executive or Legislative branches to rock the boat. The media keeps bringing the stories and all the public gets are tepid remarks and half-hearted investigation announcements.

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Well he had literal gold bars in his house, so I would say that as long as you don’t have people dropping of literal gold bars and bags with Dollar Signs on them, most of the rest of the Senate is safe.

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Those behind this campaign simply cannot accept that a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings could rise to be a U.S. Senator and serve with honor and distinction. Even worse, they see me as an obstacle in the way of their broader political goals

I get that you have to pretend that you’re innocent, but this is the same race-baiting conspiracy bullshit that comes out of the right-wing wackos. Fuck this guy.

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Plus he’s been caught for this previously

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3 points

Seems Horseshoe Theory applies to indictment responses too.

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Horseshoe theory, while an interesting idea, has not geld up well once political scientists started looking into it.

I get you’re joking but it’s an idea that needs to die.

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15 points

Got legit evidence? Good, then lock his ass up.

(See conservatives, not that hard to do…)

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Lmao gold bars…? That’s like some cartoon villain shit.

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But no handlebar mustache? For shame!

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And envelopes full of money in jacket pockets. It just sounds made up.

I’m not saying it is made up, it just sounds like something from a sitcom or a cartoon. If this guy’s this corrupt, he should be locked up.

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