(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Justice Really is Blind , Who Knew [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-06-12 When I was young, I was taught that Lady Justice was blind. Under the law all people were treated equally. As I’ve gotten older I have learned Lady Justice is not only BLIND she is DEAF and DUMB. She seldom speaks for the poor, downtrodden or people of any color. It doesn’t matter what color your skin might be, it’s the color of position, influence and money that Lady Justice weighs. The Justice Department has failed to hold politicians accountable for multiple crimes against the United States throughout the years I’ve followed politics. Don’t get excited. I’m not talking about the recent unprecedented events, although, the current events are a symptom of the disease. The cauldron has been boiling for years. I’m talking about racism, financial corruption, oppression, unnecessary wars; A history of looking the other way and by doing so, letting down the Constitution the Founding Fathers created to govern the country. The first campaign I worked for was George McGovern in 1972. He lost to Richard Nixon worse than any candidate in history. Two years later, in August 1974, Nixon was forced from office and the Justice Department, Congress and the Courts decided that Nixon gets a pass for his crimes in office. Corruption pays. The precedent had been set years earlier. Nixon said, “If the President does it, it’s not illegal.” He assumed he was above the law. Little did we realize his words were so true. Gerald Ford did his part to erode the rule of law by pardoning Nixon, and on top of that allowing him to avoid allocution for his crimes as required under the law if pardoned. Underlings went to jail but the puppet master got a pass. Reagan’s crime was trading arms to Iran for hostages, invading Grenada and sending arms to Nicaraguan insurgents (completely illegal) not sure he knew about the CIA cocaine trade. Reagan testified “he didn’t recall” 124 times in his testimony according to the L.A. Times. Clinton lied in a deposition and was impeached but not removed from office but lost his license to practice law. He lied about his sex life. George Bush Jr. reacted to Saudi Arabians bombing of the Twin Towers by attacking Iraq because Saddam Hussein threatened his dad. Then got us in a war in Afghanistan where the terrorist had trained that future Presidents carried on for 20+ years. Guantanamo is still holding prisoners. Plenty of culpability to go around both Republicans and Democrats. These are just the presidential scandals that have occurred in my lifetime, There have been many in our past: Ulysses S. Grant and the Whiskey Ring. Whiskey makers were keeping the tax money for themselves. Andrew Johnson was impeached for trying to remove Secretary of War Edwin Stanton because Stanton supported the slaves right to vote. Impeachment fell one vote short of having Johnson removed. The 14th Amendment ratified in 1866 gave all citizen equal protection under the law. No real change until the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Halpin Scandal: Grover Cleveland fathered an illegitimate daughter as a result of the rape of 19 year old Maria Halpin. Then used his political influence to have Halpin committed, and sent the child to an orphanage. Teapot Dome: Warren G. Harding also had a child out of wedlock but the real scandal was his cronies took bribes from two of the richest oil barons in the country to obtain leases to oil fields on government land. The common denominator connecting all these scandals is that, to this day, politicians and their cronies continue to get immunity from prosecution or pardons. NO PERSON IS ABOVE THE LAW. IT’S THAT SIMPLE. My father and step-father both fought in World War II. One in the Philippines, one in Europe to preserve our freedom. I love my country. We all need to stop the useless anger and get back to building a better country and world for us and the next generations. E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One) [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/12/2175028/-Justice-Really-is-Blind-Who-Knew Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/