Just To Make You Happy
I know Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen and I seems overly concerned about the fake PACs who raise tax free money for political candidates and issues. Mainly, it just hacks us off because it encourages distrust in the system.
Not very often, but sometimes something is done to help stop it.
Scott B. Mackenzie ran up to 50 scam PACs over the years from 2011 to 2018. He joined Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign in Los Angeles in 1979 as deputy treasurer, and he moved to Washington, D.C., in 1980. He remained active in Republican politics, and while I fully and completely support Republicans scamming other Republicans, it’s also very nice to see one get caught.
Mackenzie, who lives in Arlington, Virginia, was arraigned in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria. He faces a maximum of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 and restitution of $172,200, according to court documents. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 21. His lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.
Y’all, this guy even scammed for veteran causes.
On the upside, maybe he’d fundraise for Matt Gaetz next time.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dissects America’s ‘fundamentally broken’ campaign finance laws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h810bO-4LIs
1Republicons conning other Republicons is fine. However, IQ4.5 and his maladministration are bilking us of $billions. That we want back with interest and serious prison time for that pack of thieves.
Campaign finance laws? Donnie and crew rolled right by those on toward bigger and better things like major money laundering. No arcane little laws for them when there are major crimes to commit.
2If more proof were needed, if world class scammers are drawn to the market of fleecing deep pocketed GOP-loving billionaires, there must be way, way too much money sloshing around looking for a good Republican cause to contribute to.
3Civil Liberties – Speak out and let your free flag fly
ACLU Celebrates Settlement Ending Unconstitutional Efforts to Silence Pipeline Protesters in South Dakota
“Let this be a lesson to other states: If you criminalize protest, we will sue.”
The ACLU and environmental activists celebrated Thursday after reaching a settlement agreement with South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem and state Attorney General Jason Ravnesborg to end what critics called “their unconstitutional attempts to silence pipeline protestors.”
The settlement is a result of a lawsuit filed by the national ACLU, the group’s state chapter, and the Robins Kaplan law firm challenging provisions from various state laws, including South Dakota’s “Riot Boosting” Act, which threatened activists with up to 25 years in prison. It follows a federal court ruling last month that temporarily blocked enforcement of the provisions.
“The state’s anti-protest efforts were plainly unconstitutional,” Stephen Pevar, senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program, said in a statement Thursday.
“This settlement helps ensure that no one has to fear the government coming after them for exercising their First Amendment right to protest,” he said. “This settlement should also serve as a lesson for other legislatures considering similar anti-protest efforts.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/24/aclu-celebrates-settlement-ending-unconstitutional-efforts-silence-pipeline
4‘So you won’t take down lies?’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenges Facebook CEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KFQx-mc2Ao
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