Do we require special laws for members of congress now. As pointed out in a previous post, congress imposes law on their subjects but does not consider certain laws, if any, to be applicable to them.
You see, insider trading is illegal for most. However, apparently members of congress thought they were exempt from the regulations regarding insider trading. What does this say about the legislative branch when it has to create new laws for themselves when the very focus of the new legislation is already well established and practiced in the private sector and those who act outside the law are prosecuted.
Martha Stewart went to jail for doing what some congress members practiced routinely. Perhaps they believe that unless a law specifically includes language identifying members of the legislative branch, they are exempt.
It seems clear that congress considers themselves a higher class of citizen. Each member is the head of his/her own little monarchy. Further evidence is that legislators have their own healthcare and retirement plans that are far better than that which they impose on the American people, their subjects.
While this sounds extreme, and maybe it is, but something needs to change. The class warfare waged by the Obama administration with media support is focused on the wrong class war. The class war should be the "subjects" or the American people against the elitist government officials who believe the people are here to support them and keep them in power, rather than remembering the government is of and for the people.
No wonder they try so hard to stay in office. I am not certain where there is a better deal.
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