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freshwest

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7. Racketeering Lawsuit does not equal Racketerring Charges by the Government. With Bain and Romney
Mon Jan 6, 2014, 04:28 PM
Jan 2014
influence, there may never be any charges brought. This needs to make that leap to get the wheels rolling.

laserhass is going at this just as he should, unfortunately, a monetary award may be all that is obtained. It's easier to get an monetary award for damages *after* a conviction. And Bain and Romney will not be convicted of anything.

Near election time in 2012 a news story about a union 'charging' Romney with illegally profitng off the auto bail out using this kind of language but it came to nought, as it was a lawsuit and not a criminal case. The criminality was obvious to the layman, but would not pass in a court of law.

And there are many other stories of Romney's profit making:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021158924

These are all hidden behind the wall of corporate personhood. Lincoln warned of this power base, and we are still dealing with this mindset.

These cases have things in common such as the number of players in the corporations diffuses responsibility. Using Romney's name does get attention, but it will likely never really 'get' him.

Still, all of this knowledge is needed for Americans to change our system and understand where the money is going from out pockets, schools, cities, states and nation.
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