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In reply to the discussion: If only Barack had the balls of Elizabeth... [View all]Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)24. -1 Obama said that the problem is finding a law that they broke. Remember
Bush did his best to eliminate regulation. And before that, parts of Glass-Steagall were repealed.
I find it difficult to believe that if the DOJ knew of specific laws broken and specific instances where they were broken that they would just sit there and ignore it.
Of course I am very open to anyone who can site examples and I will stand corrected.
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Funny, Obama is responsible for Congress when it's something bad but not when it's anything positive
KittyWampus
Feb 2013
#7
Punishing banksters and war criminals is so last century. US justice is a joke. n/t
L0oniX
Feb 2013
#18
Don't hold your breath. Bush and Cheney are not in prison. There is no justice. n/t
L0oniX
Feb 2013
#22
Please explain "DIY justice" to me. How does that work in our civilized society?
TeamPooka
Feb 2013
#23
vigilante justice is what you describe and does not belong in a civilzed society.
TeamPooka
Feb 2013
#35
and yours says take the law into your own hands like the old west or Sharon Anngle.
TeamPooka
Feb 2013
#42
He tried coming out hard against them in the beginning. They tanked the stock market and he caved.
liberal_at_heart
Feb 2013
#12
I'm not a PCer, but why be vulgar? OP could have just said "guts" or "backbone."
Comrade Grumpy
Feb 2013
#38
Not only not *suggested*, appointed one of big banking's very own, bailed-out Citigroup's
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#19
-1 Obama said that the problem is finding a law that they broke. Remember
Laura PourMeADrink
Feb 2013
#24