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Cliff Arnebeck

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17. Why isn't organized crime being prosecuted?
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 08:52 PM
Jan 2013

Karl Rove was investigated by two special prosecutors within the G.W Bush Administration for possible crimes, as an individual, in outing the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame and seeking the termination of one or more U.S. Attorneys for failure to submit to partisan political pressure in their exercise of prosecutorial discretion. He has not been investigated, much less prosecuted for engaging in election theft and/or illegal vote count manipulation. I think the difference is that, under the strong influence by large donors to political campaigns of both parties, the investigation and prosecution of white collar organized crime is being discouraged. Karl Rove's election activities are not individual, they are organized business activities. They have a criminal component and they are connected to traditional full-service organized criminal operations.

The highest rollers among political contributors seem to be in the financial sector. That sector has certainly had its share of organized criminal activity--so destructive that it severely destabilized the economy. When those contributors make clear their disdain for government pursuit against white collar organized crime they are seeking immunity for themselves and their facilitators. Rove is one of their leading facilitators in promoting political leaders pledged to be "business friendly"/opposed to business regulation/tolerant of organized crime.

Cliff Arnebeck

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Paper ballots, hand counted. PDJane Sep 2012 #1
Like this: LWolf Sep 2012 #2
Hmmm.... DPC.Comment Sep 2012 #3
You're welcome. LWolf Sep 2012 #4
good questions DPC.Comment Sep 2012 #5
I'm on the fence with the electoral college, too. LWolf Sep 2012 #7
Vote-by-mail is not fraud-proof. eomer Oct 2012 #12
I don't think any voting system is fraud proof. LWolf Oct 2012 #13
Good list marions ghost Oct 2012 #11
Auditing. Auditing. Auditing eridani Sep 2012 #6
Hand Counting Works Skee Sep 2012 #9
No, it doesn't eridani Sep 2012 #10
Here's a few of my ideas as well! rapersun Sep 2012 #8
Throw Karl Rove in jail and throw away the key ailsagirl Oct 2012 #14
Why isn't organized crime being prosecuted? Cliff Arnebeck Jan 2013 #17
Spam deleted by NRaleighLiberal (MIR Team) TheNaimSadik Oct 2012 #15
Call it VOTE CHECK mathedguy Nov 2012 #16
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