easyt65
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From Hillary Clinton to John Conyers and other sexual deviant criminals in the Senate, politicians - especially Democrats (none do it better than liberals) - protect their own criminals from being held accountable...
SHALLOW STATE: HOW CONGRESS PROTECTS ITS OWN
Protecting Their Own
Inside Congress, members have shaped the institution to protect incumbents through secrecy and even created bureaucratic offices that break the House’s own rules in order to do so.
Shielding themselves from facing consequences for malfeasance isn’t about Democrat versus Republican, it’s about insiders versus outsiders. After all, with fewer than 10 percent of congressional districts “toss-ups” according to RealClearPolitics, chances are a congressman forced out of office for misconduct would only be replaced by a member of his own party anyway.
In 2018, a vivid example of this bipartisan detente emerged in a slush fund congressional members used to conceal sexual harassment claims against them and their staff.
Shallow State: How Congress Protects Its Own
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SHALLOW STATE: HOW CONGRESS PROTECTS ITS OWN
Protecting Their Own
Inside Congress, members have shaped the institution to protect incumbents through secrecy and even created bureaucratic offices that break the House’s own rules in order to do so.
Shielding themselves from facing consequences for malfeasance isn’t about Democrat versus Republican, it’s about insiders versus outsiders. After all, with fewer than 10 percent of congressional districts “toss-ups” according to RealClearPolitics, chances are a congressman forced out of office for misconduct would only be replaced by a member of his own party anyway.
In 2018, a vivid example of this bipartisan detente emerged in a slush fund congressional members used to conceal sexual harassment claims against them and their staff.
Shallow State: How Congress Protects Its Own
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