Clinton's testicle lockbox is big enough for the entire Democrat hierarchy, not just some people in the media." , and then there was Chris Matthews and he said , “The reason she's a U.S. senator, the reason she's a candidate for president, the reason she may be a front-runner is her husband messed around." . Although these are clearly Republican pundits, these remarks made people start thinking more of her as a woman rather that a qualified person for President. My Grandfather, a die hard Democratic, believes that Bill Clinton was the best president we have ever had, but he thought maybe Mr. Clinton came out a little arrogant.
Case Situation (important facts): • New Jersey senator Robert G. Torricelli ran for reelection in 2002 raising more than 2.9 million dollars in campaign funds. • Abruptly quit the race because of “ethical misconduct” Then later was stated “he accepted campaign gifts from a contributor. • Two months after quitting the race he found a lobbying practice called Rosemont Associates that had clients in Taiwan, Puerto Rico, and the United States. • Torricelli gave $10,000 to Illinois Governor and more than $40,000 to a Nevada Democratic party which all linked to the Senate leader Harry Reid. All these politicians had one thing in common which was they all had some influence over Torricelli or his clients business interests.
Senator Joseph McCarthy, McCarthyism, and The Witch Hunt On November 14, 1908, Joseph McCarthy was born into a Roman Catholic family as the fifth of nine children in Appleton, Wisconsin. Although McCarthy dropped out of grade school at the age fourteen, he returned to diligently finish his studies in 1928, permitting him to attend Marquette University. Once accepted, he began his journey to become what many historians consider to be one of the least qualified, most corrupt politicians of his time. After receiving his law diploma at Marquette University, McCarthy dabbled in unsuccessful law practices, and indulged in gambling along the way for extra financing. Despite being a Democrat early in his political years, he quickly switched into the Republican Party after being overlooked as a candidate in the Democratic Party for district attorney.
Sophie Huynh Dr. Gonzales GOVT 2306 11/9/2014 Research Project: Who Represents Me? Power has its corruption especially in politics. Being aware of who represents one in the Texas Legislature is important to the public. Those elected individuals serve in the government and make the decisions for the populace of each state in the United States. Without knowing who represents the entire community, we the people could vote for the wrong elected officials that could abuse their people with political power and status.
The Athenians also had a council of 500 men called the boule. Ostracism was also another important part in Athenian democracy. Once a year the assembly was asked if they wanted to hold an ostracism were everybody could scratch a name of somebody they wanted to get rid of on a piece of pottery and if they had 6000 pieces of pottery with one person’s name on it that person had to leave the country for ten years in the space of ten days. This happened so one man didn’t get too much power or become a tyrant.
The Founding Fathers knew during their time that people running for congress lived closer to the people voting for them, so at that time, the people voted directly for them but only for them. This was because word didn’t travel as fast back then and information was not as accessible. But in 1913, the seventeenth amendment let the people vote for senators. We now directly vote for senators and congressmen, but not our president. Durbin thinks this is an age-old process and should be changed.
Sir Patrick Hastings, the Attorney General, initially advised Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, to prosecute Campbell under the Incitement to Mutiny Act 1797. The case was handled dreadfully and Ramsay MacDonald faced a motion of no confidence in the House of Commons over the way he had dealt with the case. The opposition parties accused the minority Labour government of being under the influence of the Communist Party of Great Britain. In the debate that took place on 8th October, MacDonald gave an uninspiring account of events and when he lost the motion by 304 to 191 votes, he decided to resign and a general election was announced for Wednesday, 29th October,
Some of the burglars had ties to people in his administration and Nixon tried to minimize the damage to his personnel. The cover up was known as “Watergate.” It refers to an order of events, over a two year period, with Nixon’s administration abusing their power toward the goal of being sneaky towards the political opposition in the public. Investigations uncovered many unethical and illegal activities by people close to Nixon. The court ordered release of the tape in August 1974 with the prospect of impeachment for Nixon and he resigned only four days later on August 9. Deep throat informed the Washington Post
Congress holds the power to declare wars, write laws, impeach the president, levies taxes, and controls most of the government’s spending (Phillips, Todd). Congressmen and women, once sworn in, serve two years before another candidate can be re-elected, but most of Congress spend term after term in power. The U.S and congressional districts don’t thrive under extensive time in office. That’s why Congress needs term limits, they spend too long in office. Corruption reeks in American politics, the longer politicians stay in office the “swamp” grows even larger in Washington D.C. Change is what brings new opportunities, and new opportunities are scarce within the U.S because Congress is the problem.
People running for the House are your “Average Joes”, but typically involved in politics throughout their state. PAC and individuals fund both, but also a huge part comes from corporations. Race competiveness for Senate seats seem to have a greater impact by campaign money according to Aaron Blake’s What Swing States. Practically every state included in the list for the 2012 election that had a chance of switching sides included mention of the number of fundraising dollars raised by the competing candidates in those states. Candidates with a fundraising advantage were rendered as more likely to win or maintain the Senate seat for their party.