Failing to Indict Hillary
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (121548)
Gainesville, Florida
July 6, 2016 6:50am CST
The news was released on July 5th that the FBI won't be indicting Hillary Clinton for laws that were broken when she used a private email server to handle State business, information and secrets. For the millions of people who thinks Hillary walks on water, does this exonerate her? And for the millions that hate her, does this prove that she's above the law?
I had a chance yesterday to read the FBI's report on the matter, and interestingly, throughout the document it basically says that she was guilty of several crimes for her use of a private email server while she was serving as Secretary of State.
So my question is this: is Hillary so powerful that she can manipulate the Justice system? Or if the FBI chose to pursue indictment, would it have drug Obama into the fold as well, causing the FBI to expose a deep-rooted system of corruption? Or is our system inherently set up to benefit the rich and powerful? Do we not only have a broken political system, but do we also have a broken justice system? Or does this all go to show how corrupt our entire system of government actually is?
I don't know the answers to these questions, but based on appearances alone, it seems that our system is either completely broken or the Clintons are more powerful than anyone wants to admit!
I'm not condemning Hillary, but just asking questions that many may have on their minds. It just appears to me that the rich and powerful get to play by a completely different set of rules than us common folks.
Your thoughts?
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 16
It should be one rule for all, but the reality of our corrupt and evil world is that the rich will do anything to keep themselves in power, including changing the laws to benefit them, or in this case, displaying that they are above the law. It happens in nations all over the world. I used to naively think that in the United States, a system of checks and balances in our government and political systems kept everyone honest. However, I'm now convinced that the entire system is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 16
@ElizabethWallace But the difference in this case was that she was handling classified information on a private server. In the FBI report, it acknowledged that she had broken several federal laws, but yet they still chose not to indict her. It is what it is, and I'm not going to lose any sleep over the issue. Regardless of whether she was guilty or not of any law violations, our legal system chose not to pursue prosecution. Whether we like it or not, we have to live with the decision.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
7 Jul 16
I agree. One rule for all. Several Secretaries of State besides Clinton did the exact same thing. They had private servers and did business on them. This was no deep dark secret, and no one complained at the time, because it was legal, and still is.
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
6 Jul 16
Probably doesn't want to end up on the Clinton kill list.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Jul 16
This is a global system and the police in virtually all countries are less eager to prosecute the wealthy or the famous. I recall an incident in England where Princess Anne's husband was convicted of drink driving, which is an automatic 12 months driving ban. He claimed that he needed the licence for daily duties, so he was fined instead.
Many people have lost their jobs from this same issu, but the law,makes no exceptions for the average working man.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 16
You are correct that this is a world-wide problem. The entire global system is rigged to benefit the rich and powerful. It's pretty much always been that way, and probably will continue to be that way long into the future. But every now and then the common people get tired of it and rise up and revolt. Not saying that we need to start a revolution (at least in the violent sense), but maybe the common, average folks need to wake up and start making smart decisions at the ballot box during election times.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Jul 16
@moffittjc You are perfectly right, we should start a revolution.
WE ARE REVOLTING.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Jul 16
@Asylum You already did your part...you left the EU! That sent a very clear message throughout Europe that Britain isn't going to take this crap any longer. Now it's our turn to try, although I don't think the American voters have the guts to actually vote for any real change. We're just too apathetic and complacent.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
6 Jul 16
The Clintons have been up to their eyeballs in bad dealing for decades @moffittjc and this is just a continuation.
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@Dena91 (16587)
• United States
6 Jul 16
Sadly it proves how corrupt our entire system of government truly is. An average citizen accused of the same would be arrested, gone to trial and jailed. Sad day once again in America. People want to put their heads in the sand. It's time to wake up. Have a blessed day friend
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 16
It's already happened with several of our military leaders, and some of the "lesser" officials in government. I have to say, the Obamas and Clintons and any other rich and powerful politicians should be careful about what they're doing and who they're pissing off, because we still have a very powerful military, who so far has remained silent through this whole mess, but at some point may say "enough is enough" and step in and take control. I don't know how many people have been paying attention, but Obama has slowly been removing powerful military leaders from positions of power and influence, probably in the hopes of not only silencing them, but also for the purpose of trying to weaken the powerful military grip on Washington.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Jul 16
@Dena91 I'm afraid of the same thing. I think our country is in for a rough time over the next several years or more.
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@Dena91 (16587)
• United States
7 Jul 16
@moffittjc Mike and I have been paying attention to it as we have family in the military. What is scary is that so many aren't or just don't care. The future of our country is at stake. I'm nervous about this election because so much is at stake. We're praying but I have a feeling we are going to pay a heavy price because of who gets in.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Jul 16
There was no question the fix was in from the top down and nothing was ever going to happen to Clinton. People hate Trump and those haters overlook his constant criticism of a biased corrupt government ruled by arrogant elitists from both parties and this is yet another example proving his point. But of course those same haters believe in "justice" for only one side and as long as their darlings go unscathed and their enemies crucified they don't care.
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@Wordly1 (470)
• Kingston, New Hampshire
6 Jul 16
For a 'buffoon', Trump is sure scaring a lot of people, none the least, in the GOP...Just what are they trying to hide?...Hmmmmmmmm?...
@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 16
This was just one more nail in the coffin for our corrupt government and political system. I guess the big question is...is it too late to fix our broken system of government, or are the rich elitists so firmly in control that there is no way to right the sinking ship other than watching it collapse in on itself? Trump may not be the most qualified person to lead the nation, but at least he's not afraid to call out what is going on in Washington!
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Jul 16
@moffittjc I am afraid it is too late. Even if by some miracle Trump was elected, his every action and move will be blocked and contested by both parties.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
8 Jul 16
Now I'm confused. Was it improper use of technology that was at question or was it for improper deals while in Washington that the FBI was connected with? - thanks for the interaction @moffittjc
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
8 Jul 16
@Bluedoll Probably both! lol I gave up a long time ago trying to figure out what is going on in Washington. It's a mess no matter how you look at it!
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 16
I'm not naive enough to think that the rich and powerful don't have their own set of rules, but in this case it was a high-profile, highly-publicized situation. Usually, us common folk aren't made aware of all the back door deals that go on in Washington. Here, it was a total flaunting of her status as a rich and powerful person who is above the law.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
7 Jul 16
I do not believe that she did anything that was illegal, unknown or unusual at the time. The emails that are "questionable" were made secret years later. Also, both Condoleezza Rice and Colin Power did the exact same thing when they were in office, and no one has gone ape-poo about them. Guess if you are a member of the GOP, then it is okay. Sheesh.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
7 Jul 16
Nah, it's not okay at all, even for GOP members. What Powell and Rice did were no different, and they should have been held accountable too. I'm surprised they didn't, given how much people hated GW Bush at the end of his Presidency. I think at the end of the day, the Republicans and Democrats are all in bed together, and both will do anything they can to hold on to their grip on power. They may bicker with each other publicly, but I'm willing to bet behind closed doors they are all buddy-buddies making handshake deals that fatten their wallets and secure their grip on power.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 16
@ElizabethWallace But every time they try to fix the campaign finance laws, the politicians find loopholes and other ways to get around the laws. Sometimes I think they purposefully write loopholes into the laws just so they can be exploited.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
8 Jul 16
@moffittjc The people they are really in bed with, I think, is their campaign contributors. I really wish we could fix the unethical and obscene campaign finance laws that are making this advantageous for them.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Jul 16
Friends in high places maybe? Or maybe the fact she's running for president exonerates her. Or maybe all your questions are fact not fiction. I believe we have a broken system and it needs to be fixed so it's fair for everyone, no matter how rich and powerful they are or poor and hopeless. What happens for one, should happen for all. If a person facing the same charges who isn't as rich and powerful as Mrs. Clinton gets the full extent of the law, so should she.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 16
It's already set a dangerous precedent for future politicians. What goes on in Washington now makes the Nixon Watergate scandal look tame by today's standards.
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@moffittjc (121548)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 16
@just4him I think I was 4 or 5 when the Watergate scandal made the news. I remember even as a young child seeing the nightly news stories and how appalled everyone was that an elected official, and more specifically the President, could be involved in such sinister things!
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jul 16
@moffittjc It really does. My oldest was born during the Watergate scandal.
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