Democrat Law

Stop the slush! The Post calls for a ban on ‘member items’ steered by lawmakers into the pockets of family and friends

“ Member items, earmarks, discretionary funds — by whatever name they’re called, they’re the hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer cash that New York lawmakers steer to ostensible community projects but that serve as slush funds for the pols, their families and friends. And if anything is ever to be done about it, some strong new laws are needed. [Full] ”

Democrat Caucus Meeting Room Do I need to say it?   Stop- Me Beforew I Steal Again! We don't need no new stinking law. Every time Democrats (if you can think of a Republican example speak up) get caught in criminal activity, and won't own up to it,  their response is to pass ameliorative  law against doing what they just did.  As if current laws against embezzlement, fraud, bribe taking and violations of fiduciary trust didn't already exist.  Sadly,  it always works.  Just last year it seemed nearly every member of the Congressional Black Caucus was caught giving federal  scholarship money to family and friends.  How many of them are in jail, or even facing it?  Zero.  Stay tuned for a law against it.