Should we put every GOP politician behind bars?

[babylonsister]

Catchy title. :D

Should we put every GOP politician behind bars?
By Alex Pareene


Former Ohio Rep. Bob Ney is out of prison and back in Washington, promoting the Jack Abramoff documentary "Casino Jack and the United States of Money." After a year-and-a-half in the federal pen, the disgraced Republican is suddenly an advocate for prison reform. And, according to Roll Call, he's got a great suggestion for how to fix our shameful prison system: send everyone in Congress to jail.

Ney said his time in what he calls the "Bush Housing Program," otherwise known as the penitentiary in Morgantown, W.Va., gives him unique insight.

"I think Members of Congress and judges before they are elected should be required to do prison time" Ney said.

Ney said that would give elected officials a broader experience to address a complicated system where drug addicts aren't rehabilitated, just housed in jails before returning to the streets.

Funny how that works, isn't it? Like how Dick Cheney supports marriage equality because he has a gay daughter? Apparently the secret to reforming all of America's institutions lies in somehow making elected Republicans personal victims of their failures. Can we get someone to deport Joe Arpaio? Or enslave and deny the humanity of Bob McDonnell's ancestors?

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http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2010/04/30/bob_ney_prison_reform

[joeybee12]

1. The question is not "Should we..." but "WHEN should we...n/t

[rfranklin]

2. No, they should be in front...

of a firing squad for treason.

[BanTheGOP]

3. I've been saying this for decades

I am frankly amazed that when I write an article detailing ways to expose, remove from office, prosecute, convict, sentence, and incarcerate republicans I get heat from all sources in this forum and get the thread locked. But truth is the truth, and should never be apologized for.

Good for Alex Pareene to put into words what we all desire to happen.

[political_Dem]

4. That's why the lies which started the second Iraq War should be investigated.

Democrats cannot wimp out now. This is what the RNC expects us to do. We've got to not only fight for justice, but truly open the eyes of the American populace about what is good government and bad government.

Letting what happened the last eight years go without any sort of closure is very detrimental to our country as well as the rest of the world.