Liberty Reborn

Perjury, misconduct in office, conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice … just a typical day for many politicians. The latest to fall is Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick:

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and former chief of staff Christine Beatty were charged today in a 12-county indictment with perjury, obstruction of justice, misconduct in office and conspiracy because of their conduct in last year’s police whistle-blower trial, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced.

Kilpatrick is charged with eight felonies and Beatty with seven. They are: perjury, conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and misconduct in office.

Worthy said the perjury charges accuse the two of lying during a whistle-blower lawsuit about the firing of Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and about their romantic relationship.

Kilpatrick, 38, serving his seventh year in office, is the first Detroit mayor to face criminal charges while still in office. The perjury charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

“Lying cannot be tolerated, even if a judge and jury can see through it and doesn’t buy the line,” Worthy said at a packed news conference.

And yet still there are people who think these reprobates are capable of managing our health care, retirement, wages, etc. even as time and again we see how corrupt they are.

It’s 3:00 AM. Do you know who your elected official is screwing … other than you?

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