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Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei
Excuse the quick thread jack, but near everything you have said has not been found illegal in any capacity, in fact in a few cases it has been upheld by American common/statutory law. On top of that, everything else is at best flimsy and is theoritical and could not be proven in any legal capacity, therefore it would not be illegal.
That having been said, how could outside campaign finance from a foreign source not be picked up? I have never heard any accusations of such a thing happening, you think with all the charges levied against Bush, that would be one of them.
Also maybe as a side note, Mods and perhaps other members, if people are serious about trying to clean up this board and enrich discussion, perhaps threads based on hypotheticals and unsubstantiated conspiracy theories are not best for this board.
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Mojo-
First of all, politics is a string of hypotheticals. Laws are, oft times, written pre-emptively. If ALL laws were written as a matter of reactionism, we'd be in a heap of trouble.
Second of all, I think it's an extremely valid discussion, and honestly not meant for the oogie boogie boards. How has wire tapping been upheld by common/statutory laws? I've not seen such laws in place in any legal libraries I've perused. Can you link me to such an item?
As for outside funding, how is it hard for a foreign interest to transfer money to a presidential candidate through an American company/person who has common interests with said foreign interest? I would say the war in Iraq has benefited the Saudi Royal Family more than any other major body. The increase in crude oil prices and allowance of other countries to compete with Iraq more than ever before is certainly a boon to them since they directly make money from Saudi oil sales. What about the "Good ol' boyism" that has been RAMPANT in this administration? Has another president so blatantly misused his power to the financial gain of his kinfolk, friends and business partners? None of these items are secret, and while they may not, currently, be against the law, many attempts to investigate such matters to DETERMINE their legality have been shot down by the administration. The Bushies and their utter lack of cooperation with the rest of the government (little well the will of the People) stinks of corruption from top to bottom. How can such a debate NOT be fit for this board? Is it that you are simply too supportive of Bush to find any allegations against him to be completely falacious and thus unfit for proper discussion and debate? Why do you feel this thread bears such little merit?