THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume VII, Issue # 235, October 26, 2005
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
PARTISAN POLITICS & ABUSE OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM:
THE COST OF REAL CORRUPTION -- PART II
By Christopher G. Adamo
PARTISAN POLITICS, LIBERAL DEMOCRATS, POLITICAL CORRUPTION, & ABUSE OF POWER: LIBERAL DEMOCRATS'
CORRUPTION OF THE LEGAL PROCESS -- SEEKING THE INDICTMENT OF PROMINENT PERSONS TARGETED, NOT FOR TRULY ILLICIT
BEHAVIOR, BUT RATHER AS A RESULT OF THE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY THEY REPRESENT -- USING
THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO PROSECUTE & SMEAR LEADING REPUBLICANS & THEREBY ENHANCE DEMOCRATIC PARTY POLITICIANS'
CHANCES FOR VICTORY IN FUTURE ELECTIONS -- MOVING AMERICA ONE DANGEROUS STEP CLOSER TO ACCEPTING THE NOTION
OF POLITICAL PRISONERS -- IMPLEMENTING A CORRUPT & PERVERSE POLITICAL STRATEGY THAT IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT & THE BASIC RIGHTS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
FULL STORY:
At the writing of this column, Liberal Democrats are practically frothing in
anticipation of the rumored indictments of such notable individuals as Karl
Rove. Concurrently, they exult over House Majority Leader Tom Delay, who is
being dragged with painful slowness through the Texas “legal” system, after
having been similarly indicted.
The bogus claims of Joe Wilson that his wife was “outed” as a CIA operative
have been thoroughly discredited. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s
attention has reportedly shifted instead to the equally specious assertion
that his targets, like Delay, failed to successfully navigate the legal
gauntlet laid out for them during the course of the investigation.
So, despite Democrats' caterwauling over the heinous and unpardonable nature of
the “crimes” committed by Rove and Delay, no one has offered any credible
assertion as to how, even if convicted of every charge now leveled against
them, America will benefit in any manner from those convictions.
Clearly, neither Rove nor Delay were targeted for illicit behavior, but
rather as a result of the political philosophies that they represent. So
despite the phony sanctimony of the Liberals, the ominous reality is that
those on the political Left are successfully moving America one dangerous step closer
to accepting the notion of political prisoners.
Democrats relentlessly decry the “culture of corruption,” ostensibly among
Republicans. But, while the legal charades of the past few weeks indicate a
corrupted system that threatens America, it is the corruption of the legal
process, and above all, the willingness of Liberal Democrats to engage in
such a perverse political strategy, that portends grave danger to the
American experiment.
No doubt, in response to this charge, Liberals would point to the many
occasions on which Bill Clinton had to contend with legal entanglements. But,
in contrast, those constant scandals of the Clinton era resulted from
constant violations of well-established laws that were originally instituted
to ensure the legitimate governance of the people.
Abuse of that system for the purpose of political advancement is, and should
be, regarded as a danger to this nation’s future, and, therefore, is indeed
criminal.
While the policies and actions of the Clinton White House were, in and of
themselves, gravely detrimental to the nation, equally damaging were the
unconscionable perversions of the legal system engaged in by the Clintons in
order to thwart any accountability for their actions.
Through sheer audacity, the Clinton political machine flouted the law, and,
on occasions too numerous to count, blatantly breached the very institutions
intended to enforce the law, thereby distorting them into malignant entities
with which to attack political opponents.
With a straight face and unshakable pretense of moral authority, Attorney
General Janet Reno, when presented with a lengthy string of campaign finance
abuses by Democrats, singled out Republican Party Chairman Haley Barbour as
the sole individual whose actions warranted investigation. In light of such
brazen action, who can doubt that Reno’s real objective was not the pursuit
of justice, but rather the “checkmating” of political rivals?
In an obviously criminal episode known as “Filegate,” the Clinton
administration illegally obtained approximately 1400 confidential FBI files
of its political enemies. Similarly, the Clinton White House summoned the
fearsome power of the IRS to harass and intimidate organizations that
promoted disparate political philosophies.
Yet, in neither case was any responsible party ever brought to justice. And
legal statutes that were enforced selectively inevitably metastasized into
weapons employed at the discretion of those who lusted for power.
Unfortunately, on the domestic front, and despite the party makeup of the
nation’s governing institutions, Liberals remain firmly in control of the
agenda by such sordid means. In like manner, they increasingly undercut
America’s war effort; criminalizing legitimate combat actions by American
troops, while simultaneously conferring ever-expanding “rights” on captured
terrorists.
Abominable though they may be, these tactics are not merely symptoms of
sleazy politics to which a mature and rational statesman can simply “turn
the other cheek.” Instead, they represent an attack on America’s very system
of government, and thus constitute high crimes against every lawful citizen
of this country.
The failure of the Bush administration to recognize and confront them as
such amounts to capitulation to them. Rather than pursuing his futile “new
tone,” the President owes it to the nation to demand justice for every past
infraction, right down to the vandalized White House computer keyboards.
In the wake of the ensuing outrages, Republican inaction essentially abets
their establishment as a sinister new order.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics & Political Competition
American Government & the U.S. Presidency
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
American Government -- Constitutional System:
The American System of Government
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, & Other Leftists
Liberalism Versus Conservatism in American Politics
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES:
COMPETING SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
Conservatism
Traditional Conservatism: Questions & Answers
Conservatism: Attitudes, Types, & Present Status
Constitutional Conservatism: American & British
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism: Intellectual Foundations
Classical Liberalism: Conservative Liberalism
Manchester Liberalism & Social Darwinism
Modern Social "Liberalism": Statist "Liberalism"
Radical & Totalitarian Ideologies
Radicalism, Utopianism, & Totalitarianism
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian.
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