The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgotten by the Public

Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by hvidgaard on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @04:21AM (#18501275)

I'm not saying anything about this particular case or others, I'm saying that transparency is key to avoiding corruption. If you don't want the public to know about your large financial transactions, you're free to not work for the government. You don't have to agree, but time and time again have we seen how money flows to those who will make decisions that benefit the the source of the money.

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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by sonnyblarney on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @04:49AM (#18501391)

Yes, I agree with you - but:

a) We are talking about a specific guy

b) The commenters are clearly holding him to a totally different standard

c) Unfortunately - there'd be no public servants if everything had to be disclosed. It'd be impossible. There'd be conflicts of interest. For Attorney General ... these folks are lawyers! How much information can they give about previous clients! Probably not much! :)

So yes, transparency. Tax returns, donations, relationships with foreign nationals, public officials from other countries, persons of interest ... but there's only so much that someone can reasonably give up.

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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by tremon on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @07:20AM (#18502113)

> I'm not referring to this guy specifically.

You, 4 posts up. Please stop moving the goalposts.

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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by sonnyblarney on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @08:43PM (#18507396)

My original comment was about the right for people to have private groups and do as they please.

Everyone else's comments were about 'this specific guy' - which I was responding to.

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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by lawlessone on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @06:17AM (#18501809)

>We are talking about a specific guy

A specific guy that got a lot of money anonymously and is an acting AG

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Re:The Second Half of Watergate Was Bigger, Worse, and Forgo... by hvidgaard on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @05:13AM (#18501473)

I agree that it wouldn't be reasonable to include everything in the past, but anything for a period up to, during, and for a grace period after, should be disclosed.

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