Ted Cruz and wife harrassed

[Benton]

(09-25-2018, 10:59 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I work in the public sector.  By that logic anyone is free to harass me as well.

 

In the opinion of whom?



No, it's not remotely that clear cut as I've just stated.




So your position is that harassing public servants you "feel" have wronged you is fine.  Harassing a known criminal is not.



You're going to get me in trouble with that one. 

1st- If you're abusing authority, putting yourself above the public good, etc., then, yeah, I don't have a real issue with it. Although, to be honest, it's not the same. And I'm pretty sure you know that, but are looking for low hanging fruit here (which I gave you cause you deserve an easy one now and then). As a public employee, you're hired and fired by someone, and required to adhere to standards. Congress rewrites those standards to benefit their bank accounts, and no one can really hold them accountable. And, sure, you can view elections as holding them accountable, but, honestly, very few people make it to that level if they're not corruptible. Choosing "guy who's getting bribed" over "guy about to be bribed" isn't a real super choice.

And, I'll be honest, I'd take the money. I'm morally fit, but, damn, I'd like a huge bankrupt. So, if you elect me to Congress, I'd be like 90 percent of lawmakers and just abuse the hell out of campaign funds, lobbyist dollars, etc. I think I wouldn't lower my own taxes, or pass laws to benefit my own interests, so there's that. But, yeah, I completely get where they are cool with getting handfuls of cash thrown at them by special interests. That doesn't make it ok, though.

2nd- The public.
3rd- Well... crap... I think it is. I'll agree to disagree. 
4th- It's not really about feelings. The overwhelming majority of lawmakers are taking a strapon to taxpayers to make sure they get ****** twice. 
5th- The bait is there...