Rising with The Hill talk with Lee Fang on article https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XLJwcoCwha4
The latest filings add new details to the claims that Epstein used his extensive political sway in the Virgin Islands to rewrite the territory’s sex offender law. In 2011, the Virgin Islands moved to update its sex offender registry law to comply with federal standards. The proposed reforms alarmed Epstein, who had been convicted of child prostitution charges in 2008, making him a registered sex offender who would be impacted by the proposed bill.
Epstein and his close circle of lobbyists and aides closely followed the legislation and worked to weaken it.
Epstein, the emails show, pushed for changes to the bill, and was personally involved with the negotiations with a key lawmaker advancing the legislation, Senator Ronald Russell.
Shocker. /s
Was the world always corrupt top to bottom and we’re just able to see it now, or has it just spun out of control with unfettered worldwide capitalism?
Always, but things like unfettered worldwide capitalism and the concentration of wealth and power just makes it easier to do and cover up.
Inequality and lack of competition (not just economic competition, but also things like political party alternatives) lead to concentration of power, which leads to corruption.
Diversifying power and providing people with alternatives, checks and balances, and separation of powers leads to reduced corruption that groups of average people can fight back against.
Hence things like the 2nd Amendment and the Founding Fathers believing that Citizens should be armed to resist even tyrannical overreach from corrupt elements of their own government for instance.
No I’m not a Republican by the way, I just find it ironic that the people that started the USA actually had some good ideas that their successors have unfortunately just thrown out the window.
Sorry you feel the need to specify your politics, to prevent people from jumping to conclusions. Cheers for the thoughtful response.
The 2nd amendment was created with the intention of the states having “well regulated militias” so that the states wouldn’t have to wait for the national guard, military, or other federally organized troops to show up to help them. Remember this was before quick communications so the states wanted to be able to defend themselves quickly if there was a conflict. The idea that the founding fathers wanted every citizen to be armed is a common misconception that was solidified by a controversial 5-4 decision of The Supreme Court.
But that same ruling also ruled that reasonable restrictions are legal, which is why you see restrictions like felons not being allowed to own or purchase firearms.
Which is so contradictory on its face it’s laughable. If the 2nd amendment truly is about individual citizens being allowed to have arms, and that right “shall not be infringed.” how can it allow for reasonable restrictions which would be infringing on that right?
The court played both sides of the issue because it was convenient.
Corruption is a symptom of every economic and political system.