Political Quotes

“Mr. President, across the street at the Supreme Court, four simple words are engraved on the face of the building: ``Equal Justice Under Law.'' That is supposed to be the basic premise of our legal system: that our laws are just and that everyone--no matter how rich, how powerful or how well connected--will be held equally accountable if they break those laws. But that is not the America we live in. It is not equal justice when a kid gets thrown in jail for stealing a car while a CEO gets a huge raise when his company steals billions. It is not equal justice when someone hooked on opioids gets locked up for buying pills on the street, but banking executives get off scot-free for laundering nearly a $1 billion of drug cartel money. We have one set of law on the books, but there are really two legal systems. One legal system is for big corporations, for the wealthy and the powerful. In this legal system, government officials fret about unintended consequences if they are too tough. In this legal system, instead of demanding actual punishment for breaking the law, the government regularly accepts token fines and phony promises to do better next time. In this legal system, even after huge companies plead guilty to felonies, law enforcement officials are so timid that they don't even bring charges against individuals who work there. That is one system. The second system is for everyone else. In this second system, whoever breaks the law can be held accountable.…”