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Paramount
Member Mon Mar 01 09:49:29
No one is above the law in France. They can send former presidents to jail. Maybe this can encourage the USA to do the same?

France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.

The 66-year-old politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.

http://apn...e89cb03ba8f3888ac64447ebf61f28

Nekran
Member Mon Mar 01 09:52:59
He won't do actual jailtime, he'll get an ankle bracelet. But yeah... it's definitely a step up from not holding them accountable at all.

Y2A
Member Mon Mar 01 09:55:56
would never happen in the us, the personality cult around the clown will make it impossible. the deranged lunatic would storm the prison and the "conservative" media would make excuses for them.

Y2A
Member Mon Mar 01 09:56:12
*lunatics

Rugian
Member Mon Mar 01 10:14:54
This is one thing that Europe does have over us, their politicians are viewed to be accountable to the public in a way ours are not.

In recent history alone, the President of Hungary resigned after it was found that a doctoral paper he wrote 20 years before was found to have been plagiarized. And the PM of Latvia resigned because a supermarket roof collapsed and killed a bunch of people, even though he had nothing to do with the accident.

We just don't see that sort of fall-on-your-sword behavior here.

Wrath of Orion
Member Mon Mar 01 10:21:00
Partly because delusional hacks like you see your side as doing no wrong. And the other side of the aisle has equally delusional hacks doing the same shit. It ends up being a stalemate of retardation and delusion. You're just part of the churn you claim to hate. Hypocrite.

Rugian
Member Mon Mar 01 10:25:27
...no. Also, stop pretending that you're so above it all, you non-contributing cretin.

Y2A
Member Mon Mar 01 11:31:32
stop pretending that "both sides" are equal. there is only a personality cult on one side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8pICANfMSU

Rugian
Member Mon Mar 01 11:43:32
Oh look, Y2A invoking an invalid bothsides-ism argument. Looks like it's a day ending in y.

How many Republican OR Democratic presidents have resigned for committing questionable conduct again? This is simply a dynamic that doesn't exist in America with either party.

Rugian
Member Mon Mar 01 11:46:40
Oh and also

http://www...iz-img&ei=KCg9YLKYBaaKggea0o9Q

patom
Member Mon Mar 01 11:48:31
Nixon.

Rugian
Member Mon Mar 01 11:49:37
Patom

Nixon resigned because the alternative was impeachment and removal. He didn't leave of his own volition.

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Paramount Member	Mon Mar 01 09:49:29 No one is above the law in France. They can send former presidents to jail. Maybe this can encourage the USA to do the same? France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail PARIS (AP) — A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. The 66-year-old politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved. http://apn...e89cb03ba8f3888ac64447ebf61f28
Nekran Member	Mon Mar 01 09:52:59 He won't do actual jailtime, he'll get an ankle bracelet. But yeah... it's definitely a step up from not holding them accountable at all.
Y2A Member	Mon Mar 01 09:55:56 would never happen in the us, the personality cult around the clown will make it impossible. the deranged lunatic would storm the prison and the "conservative" media would make excuses for them.
Y2A Member	Mon Mar 01 09:56:12 *lunatics
Rugian Member	Mon Mar 01 10:14:54 This is one thing that Europe does have over us, their politicians are viewed to be accountable to the public in a way ours are not. In recent history alone, the President of Hungary resigned after it was found that a doctoral paper he wrote 20 years before was found to have been plagiarized. And the PM of Latvia resigned because a supermarket roof collapsed and killed a bunch of people, even though he had nothing to do with the accident. We just don't see that sort of fall-on-your-sword behavior here.
Wrath of Orion Member	Mon Mar 01 10:21:00 Partly because delusional hacks like you see your side as doing no wrong. And the other side of the aisle has equally delusional hacks doing the same shit. It ends up being a stalemate of retardation and delusion. You're just part of the churn you claim to hate. Hypocrite.
Rugian Member	Mon Mar 01 10:25:27 ...no. Also, stop pretending that you're so above it all, you non-contributing cretin.
Y2A Member	Mon Mar 01 11:31:32 stop pretending that "both sides" are equal. there is only a personality cult on one side. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8pICANfMSU
Rugian Member	Mon Mar 01 11:43:32 Oh look, Y2A invoking an invalid bothsides-ism argument. Looks like it's a day ending in y. How many Republican OR Democratic presidents have resigned for committing questionable conduct again? This is simply a dynamic that doesn't exist in America with either party.
Rugian Member	Mon Mar 01 11:46:40 Oh and also http://www...iz-img&ei=KCg9YLKYBaaKggea0o9Q
patom Member	Mon Mar 01 11:48:31 Nixon.
Rugian Member	Mon Mar 01 11:49:37 Patom Nixon resigned because the alternative was impeachment and removal. He didn't leave of his own volition.
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