An Accidental Lesson in Responsibility
The truth is the future of our society lies in the apathetic hands of my generation and the one below. And quite honestly that frightens me.
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Ya know, I would think the American people and the Press, if they really tried, could find many Judge Radkoffs. Though first they have to throw out virtually all of Congress, many members of the Administration, three or four Supreme Court Justices, most of the Pentagon--- that should leave about 600 to 700 job openings. Of course, the MEDIA would need to first do some serious house cleaning, and the PUBLIC would have to do some serious wising-up. Still, I think job applications should start now!
Most of us would agree with your view, Robert.
The middle class has allowed itself to become Wall Street's PATSY.
A funny parallel, if you may...
Years ago we entertained the thought of ROBOTS taking over the earth...
We missed it. Scratch out ROBOTS, PENCIL IN BANKS and CORPORATIONS.
~ Judge Radkoff (a hero for today) ~
...and let's recognize one basis for a true democracy: One man, one vote.
NO to "Corporate Personhood"! NO to "Corrupt Governance"!
YES to publicly funded elections
K-Street WILL ultimately reduce America to ruins.
This is a good article, but there's something that gets my goat. In about paragraph 7 when discussing the judge, this author says that the judge neither smokes nor drinks. And that is relevant how?
Surely he meant "we've come to a very sane place" where evil and the willingness to cause great harm others, to cause great harm to society as a whole is treated as the “violent" act that it truly is.
I've lost my life's savings now three times at least, twice during the Bush administration. I am now too old to have the time to re-earn what has been lost. And I am only one of 10's of millions of Americans whose life's labor has been stolen.
There must be a profound message sent by our government and our justice system that this kind of theft of billions of dollars will be treated as if it were, in fact, the theft of billions of dollars and destruction of millions of business large and small and ruination for millions of working Americans.
That is an horrendous crime.
We need more like him.
wow...another one of those liberal "activist" judges, eh???.....perfect to replace thomas, or better yet, scalia....a judge for WE, THE PEOPLE.....
The problem is that his nomination would die in Congress. Since "money is the mother's milk of politics", J. Unruh), Neither Reps or Dems would want him on the bench
There has been so little good news and hope in the past two years. Finally, a story about a government official actually doing his job and looking out for the people. why do you have to ruin it with constant negativity?
Sarcasm?
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