If yesterday’s convictions of President Trump did not shake you, nothing will. Do not tell me that we are living under the Constitution. Do not tell me that these are mere political disagreements of Americans with different world views. This is only the most recent example of a post-Constitutional America furthered by a corrupt marxist vanguard pulling out all the stops to protect their own power.
Next they will attempt to jail Trump through the election. And yet while Trump has sat in court, elected Republicans have been feckless and weak, sending out harsh tweets to distract from their tools to defund these prosecutions. We see them & we seethe.
The task ahead is, in the words of Kipling, to ourselves “fill the unforgiving minute, with sixty seconds’ worth of distance run.”
We have not been vanquished. They cannot yet make more than 80 million people and growing by the day, go away.
But this isn’t just about winning an election to shift the see saw toward our agenda. Its about demanding that our leaders destroy this threat at every level with every tool. And if you can’t rise to that level of historical awareness, then simply put, you are not needed.
WE WANT NAMES!!!
“There was no outrage because it was bipartisan. They protect each other and use our money to do it.” – Steven Norton, “X”
From a CNN 2017 report:
When was this money paid out?
According to a report from the Office of Compliance, more than $17 million has been paid out in settlements over a period of 20 years – 1997 to 2017.
How many settlements have there been?
According to the OOC data released Thursday, there have been 268 settlements. On Wednesday, Rep. Jackie Speier, the California Democrat who unveiled a bill to reform the OOC, announced at a news conference Wednesday that there had been 260 settlements. The previous tally did not include settlements paid in 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Where did the settlement money come from?
Taxpayers. Once a settlement is reached, the money is not paid out of an individual lawmaker’s office but rather comes out of a special fund set up to handle this within the US Treasury – meaning taxpayers are footing the bill. The fund was set up by the Congressional Accountability Act, the 1995 law that created the Office of Compliance.
How many of the settlements were sexual harassment-related?
It’s not clear. Speier told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday that the 260 settlements represent those related to all kinds of complaints, including sexual harassment as well as racial, religious or disability-related discrimination complaints. The OOC has not made public the breakdown of the settlements, and Speier says she’s pursuing other avenues to find out the total.
In its latest disclosure, the OOC said that statistics on payments are “not further broken down into specific claims because settlements may involve cases that allege violations of more than one of the 13 statutes incorporated by the (Congressional Accountability Act).”
Who knows about the settlements and payments?
After a settlement is reached, a payment must be approved by the chairman and ranking member of the House administration committee, an aide to Chairman Gregg Harper, a Mississippi Republican, told CNN.
The aide also said that “since becoming chair of the committee, Chairman Harper has not received any settlement requests.” Harper became chairman of the panel at the beginning of this year.
It’s not clear how many other lawmakers – if any – in addition to the House administration committee’s top two members are privy to details about the settlements and payments.
What do these settlements tell us about the scope of the sexual harassment problem on Capitol Hill?
It is unclear how much of the $17 million is money paid to sexual harassment cases because of the Office of Compliance’s complex reporting process. However, even knowing that dollar figure doesn’t quantify the problem: a source within the Office of Compliance tells CNN that between 40 and 50% of harassment claims settle after mediation – an early stage in the multi-tiered reporting process.
And the number of settlements reached may not be indicative of how widespread sexual harassment is, as many victims chose not to proceed with OOC’s process for handling complaints. Tracy Manzer, a spokeswoman for Speier, told CNN last week 80% of people who have come to their office with stories of sexual misconduct in the last few weeks have chosen not to report the incidents to the OOC.
PERSONAL reimbursement to the taxpayers is REQUIRED. We the people are NOT supposed to be funding their indiscretions and suits. B S!!!!
NOT just this money…how about parking tickets, speeding tickets, and ANY other “expenses” WeThePeople would have to self-fund!!!!
When you open Pandora’s box, you accept the consequences. EQUAL treatment!!!
All funds in political/government retirement accounts to be given to Social Security and all eligible Americans placed in this system. Including all govt. workers. No government paid retirement other than the one they make us accept and pay for.
You want govt. protection? Pay for it on your own. You’re a servant not a monarch.