Subscribe to Receive the Daily Report

Monday, February 9th, 2015

Lawmakers Trying To Pass Bill Exempting Politicians From Arrest And Prosecution For Corruption

Author:     Jackson Marciana
Source:     Mint Press News
Publication Date:     February 6, 2015
 Link: Lawmakers Trying To Pass Bill Exempting Politicians From Arrest And Prosecution For Corruption
Stephan:   I have been doing SR in one form or another since 1996, and one of the major things I have particularly noticed over those years  is how political corruption has become so blatant. Now the final step is being taken. Just make the whole business of corruption legal. Then it isn't corruption, it is business as usual. Should we read anything into the fact that this is being proposed by a Republican in a Red value state? You decide.
Oklahoma state Rep. Kevin Calvey, R-Del City, chairs the House Revenue and Taxation Committee meeting in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Credit: AP Photo

Oklahoma state Rep. Kevin Calvey, R-Del City, chairs the House Revenue and Taxation Committee meeting in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, March 8, 2006.
Credit: AP Photo

Taking payoffs, breaking the law and pushing through unconstitutional legislation as special favors to corporate interests has long been par for the course in politics. But now Representative Kevin Calvey (R – Oklahoma City) wants to make it official and make it illegal to arrest any state officials accused of a public offense.

Representative Calvey has introduced House Bill 2206, which would prohibit Oklahoma’s district attorneys from prosecuting state officials, granting that power exclusively to the state’s Attorney General. This would exempt lawmakers from prosecution of nearly any crimes that are normally handled at the local level.

The bill proposes the following:

“The jurisdiction of a prosecution against a principal in the commission of a public offense, when such principal is a state elected official, state legislator, […]

Read the Full Article