The infamous “Starr report” soon came out which accused president Clinton of having an affair with another colleague of his in the White house. Monica Lewinsky, an intern at the white house, was accused of engaging in multiple sexual encounters with president Clinton. This rumor then went to court where evidence showed that Monica Lewinsky and president Clinton did have the alleged affair. One piece of evidence that was very useful during the trial was a blue dress worn by Monica Lewinsky that had president Clinton's semen on it. Another piece of evidence that did not help president Clinton's case was a testimony by Clinton where he was asked questions about Ms. Lewinsky and their encounters with one another.
In the end, Nixon decided to give Judge Sirica the tapes, but afterwards more suspicions grew because he had released edited transcripts (Watergate). As Nixon proceeded, he did not realize that after he gave up the edited transcripts he put himself on the side of the guilty, because later Judge Sirica subpoenaed additional tapes (Watergate). The choices President Nixon made lead this issue to the U.S. Supreme Court, because suspicion grew that the evidence was deliberately destroyed (Watergate). The case had become very serious because they turned the jury over to the House of Judiciary Committee, which then begun the impeachment investigation
Judicial Tyranny Adrienne L. Wesley 2013 CJUS 330-D05 LUO Dr. David Ojo, Professor May 6, 2013 Abstract “The greatest threat to American democracy is the supreme power of judges over political, social and economic policy” (Mellor, 2008). Judicial Tyranny exposes the courts fifty year infiltration of legislative influence, made conceivable by president, congressmen, and voters who relinquished without a contest. The Constitution’s system of checks and balances between the three branches of government has been a misconception for years. The book explores how Judges shape necessary social policy, inflict taxes, oversee schools and prisons, and direct elections. In short, Americans have exchanged the rule of law for the rule of judges.
When Liberty is Over Shadow by Security 12/8/2013 Professor Darren Gil Southern University of New Orleans Abstract The purpose of the literature review is to bring awareness that logic behind the FISA Amendment Act is deeply flawed. The law in question is called the Foreign Intelligent Surveillance Act endorsed and expanded the warrantless surveillance program that President George W. Bush authorized shortly after 9/11. It gives the National Security Agency a virtual blank check to intercept Americans’ international phone calls and emails, to store them indefinitely in huge databases, and to share them with other agencies with few restrictions. This examination will discuss examples how the Federal government can invaded Americans’
( Economist) “Pressure for a change in the law came after an official inquiry into the murder in 1993 of Stephen Lawrence, a black London schoolboy, found that the principle of double jeopardy would cause “grave injustice to victims and the community” (Economist). The fear that the new rules would be abused and taken advantage of have been tightly defined (Economist). Only the serious crimes can be reviewed—such as murder, rape, and armed robbery (Economist). “Any new investigations must be sent through the Director of Public Prosecution.
Well with more money comes more power and greed which causes corruption, because you just want more of it. Well to back this up, there is a man named Jack Abramoff who was a former lobbyist that recently got out of prison and served three and a half years due to his corrupted ways. Which he is now viewed as a symbol of how money is corrupting Washington. In his recent interview he talks about his Lobbyist playbook and explains how he asserted his influence in Congress for years, and how such corruption continues today despite ethics reform. According to CBSNEWS “As a Republican lobbyist starting in the mid-1990s, he became a master at showering gifts on lawmakers in return
The chain of events that triggered the probe that ultimately uncovered David Petraeus' affair started with harassing emails sent from dummy accounts operated by the spymaster's paramour, Fox News has learned. The new details help clarify the somewhat confusing narrative regarding how the head of the CIA ended up in the FBI's crosshairs in the first place. Fox News confirmed Sunday that it all started when another woman, 37-year-old Jill Kelley, a close friend of the Petraeus family, received harassing emails. She then alerted the FBI, where a friend of Kelley's works, about the emails that appeared to be an attempt to blackmail Petraeus, which started the investigation, sources said. But there were initially questions over where those
Historians believe that Watergate came to be due to president Richard Nixon’s personality along with those of his advisers, in conjunction with the changing roles of the presidency (Mc Dougal Littell, 953). Early in the morning of June 17, 1972 5 men were caught breaking into the Democratic National Headquarters. The 5 men were often referred to as the “plumbers” it was their job to plug up any government leaks to the media, and help the Nixon administration in other, often illegal, ways (Mc Dougal Littell, 954). The burglars had intended on taking pictures that outlined many of the democratic parties strategies and to position wiretaps on the telephones in the office. One of the major reasons that Nixon even covered up the Watergate burglary was due to the fact that the government was not going to take much action they were just going to require that all parties involved resigned.
The Watergate Scandal The Watergate scandal was one of the most profound stories of all time involving United States President. It had all the contents you hear of or watch in Hollywood movies. The name Watergate is from a complex in Washington DC of Democratic offices. The president had lied to the American Public, abusing his executive power and using government agencies, including CIA, FBI, and NSA in illegal acts and big cover up of his disgraceful acts to the country. The investigation that took place questioned many motives of the white house and its connections in the scandal; however, the president denied all allegations.
Intergovernmental Power between Federal and State Governments Suzette S. James John Jay College of Criminal Justice Abstract Should States and Local officials who are accused of corrupt activity be prosecuted under Federal laws by U.S attorneys? The statutes most often used to prosecute public corruption are the Hobbs Act, Travel Act, RICO, the program bribery statute, and mail and wire fraud statutes. These statutes have been upheld as exercises of Congress's Commerce Clause power. Intergovernmental Power between Federal and State Governments According to Wikipedia “The prosecution of state and local political corruption became a "major federal law enforcement priority" in the 1970s. [11] United States v. Addonizio (3d Cir.