Reply #4: Shelley's predicament is sad,

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but let it be a warning to other Democrats. All branches of government and control of the FBI and other intelligence and security agencies are in the hands of the Republicans. As they did under Nixon, they will use them in every way they can to destroy Democrats. Democrats will be held to an impossibly high standard and have to be squeaky clean in everything they do. Democrats have to avoid the slightest appearance of unethical or dishonest behavior.

The corollary is that we Democrats need to watch Republican politicians like never before, because no one else will watch them. They have free reign to violate every law and regulation on the books. And many of them will. The Republicans got the control they have through corruption and crime. They are primarily motivated by greed, and they will use their power to take, take, take. We have to watch everything they do.