Commentary by Corey Robin, one of my favorite political philosophy scholars.
The culture war doesn't distract us from the class war; it directs us to it. —
#Agnew
Listening to an older #RachelMaddow podcast and a recording of Spiro #Agnew loudly and publicly insisting on his innocence, shortly before he was forced out of office.
Wow, so glad we all learned out lesson from that era and will never again put blatantly corrupt #Republican politicians in positions of power!
@trainman There's nothing in the #Constitution to prevent a #felon from running for and/or serving as #POTUS or any other elected office because, in the past, any one convicted (and even indicted) for such a crime had the good sense & moral judgment to resign from office and/or decline to run for office.
This means that Congress and each state legislature "should" enact such a prohibition now but will it happen?
Unfortunately, the political chances of that are all but nil. 🤷♂️
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That's why I said, "...should be ruled unconstitutional,..." It might not be, given the fact that the complete institutional setup was meant to protect the WASP landed gentry.
How inadequate the system.of checks and balances has proven to be could be seen by the repeatedly failed attempts to hold rogue office holders to account: #OJohnRogge, #Agnew, #Nixon, #Trump, #Alito,...the systemic failures even have a tendency to grow worse.
While the...
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Who remembers the ignominy of Spiro #Agnew?
Speaking of criminal incumbents in high federal offices, I mean.
#HenryKissinger Dies at 100 Without Facing #Justice for His #WarCrimes
https://www.commondreams.org/news/henry-kissinger-dead
#Nixon #agnew #vietnamwar
@Bugaboo@c.im @TruthSandwich@qoto.org @barney@mas.to
IMO, it started with the rotten-to-the-core apples #Nixon and #Agnew + the most successful, #Reagan.
#TFG just took egocentricity + pettiness nxt level.
Too much credit for #DonaldDumb.
The disease, however, started in the 1930s and then wasn't eradicated: the #US Nazi movement, #AmericaFirst and the fact that the sedition trial against 25 members of congress ended in bedlam b/c the judge died. Hardly anyone was ever held legally accountable. No denazification
After months of maintaining his innocence, #Agnew pleaded no contest to a single felony charge of tax evasion and resigned from office.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiro_Agnew#Criminal_investigation_and_resignation
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: British Jury Clears Kevin Spacey of Sexual Assault Charges https://jezebel.com/british-jury-clears-kevin-spacey-of-sexual-assault-char-1850678251 #Jezebel #christineagnewkc #christineagnew #readerwclarke #patrickgibbs #houseofcards #kevinspacey #anthonyrapp #theoscar #lawcrime #agnew #emmy
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Kevin Spacey Accused of Performing Oral Sex on a Sleeping Person https://jezebel.com/kevin-spacey-accused-of-performing-oral-sex-on-a-sleepi-1850595258 #Jezebel #entertainmentculture #kevinspaceyfowler #christineagnewkc #christineagnew #readerwclarke #kevinspacey #anthonyrapp #spacey #agnew
#WorldlinkResources won their #PPE contracts via referral “onto the VIP lane by fmr Cabinet Minister, Lord #Agnew.” Questions arise over PPE usefulness as well as the relationship btwn PPE contractors & #Tories, with “millions of the goggles procured under the £178m deal” likely ineffectual.
Right now, #Agnew's 'Paper Boat' with Ní Bhriain, Ní Ghruagáin, Dunne and Collins from #Galway https://pst.cr/B8dnf #wch
In 25 minutes, #Agnew's 'Paper Boat' with Ní Bhriain, Ní Ghruagáin, Dunne and Collins from #Galway https://pst.cr/B8dnf #wch
Today, #Agnew's 'Paper Boat' with Ní Bhriain, Ní Ghruagáin, Dunne and Collins from #Galway https://www.worldconcerthall.com/en/schedule/agnews_paper_boat_with_ni_bhriain_ni_ghruagain_dunne_and_collins_from_galway/73234/ #wch
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