{wnd.com} ~ Democrats are gloating over the sentencing of former Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, last week. He was ordered to serve 10 years in prison for the vague charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering... Whenever prosecutors want to get someone who hasn’t actually committed a crime, they use those vague but scary-sounding charges. He was also ordered to pay $1,014,718.51 in restitution, to be divided between him and two other co-defendants. What did Stockman actually do to warrant this? He facilitated four donations from two donors totaling $915,000 to two nonprofits he was associated with. One of the nonprofits spent some of the money on a campaign mailer showing the differences between Stockman and the senator he was running against. It is a (c)4, and its purpose was to educate voters. The mailer did not endorse Stockman or tell people how to vote, so it did not run afoul of campaign laws. The donors were fine with how their money was used, which was mostly for youth education. But prosecutors said it constituted fraud. They said Stockman stole charitable contributions and used them for personal expenses. The truth is, he never benefited personally but took some pay before he ran for office. He was a fundraiser for the nonprofits before he was in office. The nonprofit merely chose to spend some of the money later on a campaign mailer. Stockman’s charitable efforts were ignored. He was recognized for hiring the handicapped including the deaf, blind and mentally handicapped. Gallaudet University, the first school of higher education for the deaf, gave him an award for his efforts. Stockman was charged with money laundering and wire fraud in part because Wells Fargo opened a new savings account for him. But this was a well-known scandal that was the fault of Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo opened up millions of fraudulent savings and checking accounts on behalf of Wells Fargo clients without their permission. They ended up paying a fine of $185 million... Why is the deep state getting away with this?
Seems to us the court contradicted itself in stating that DACA is not law and therefore didn’t require an act of Congress, and yet it has the authority of law and Trump is not free to rescind it.
Responding to the ruling, Justice Department spokesman Steven Stafford stated, “While we are disappointed with today’s ruling, we are pleased that the court has finally acted and that the Supreme Court now can consider our petition for review. The Justice Department will continue to vigorously defend its position on this matter, and looks forward to vindicating that position before the Supreme Court.” And that is exactly where this issue needs to go. ~The Patriot Post
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