Tag: abuse of power

Rand Paul Says Trump Indictment Would Be a ‘Disgusting Abuse of Power’

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) decried Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s purported plans to indict former President Donald Trump on March 21, holding that it was Bragg who belonged behind bars. “A Trump indictment would be a disgusting abuse of power,” Paul wrote in a tweet. “The DA should be put in jail.” Rumors of a…


Biden’s Student Loan ‘Forgiveness’ Is an Unjust, Cynical Abuse of Power

Commentary “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” That’s what it says right there in the Constitution. And yet, without any legislation, President Joe Biden now promises to “cancel” up to $10,000 in student loans per borrower ($20,000 for Pell Grant borrowers), limited to those with…


Congressman Scott Perry Warns FBI’s Action Appear Politically Motivated

Congressman Scott Perry (R-Pa.), whose personal cell phone was seized by the FBI a day after it raided President Donald Trump’s Florida home, said citizens are right to question if the agency’s actions are politically motivated. Perry, a Trump ally, was traveling with his family when three FBI agents visited him and took his personal cell phone…


Be Wary of the Path to an ‘Elected Dictatorship’

Commentary On Saturday, Australia is having another federal election. These elections are generally held every three years because the Australian Constitution specifies that the maximum term of a parliament is three years. Of course, democracy is much more than just holding such elections. It takes far more than parliamentary elections to make a sound democracy….


The Wolves Will Become Sheep

Commentary When some people get power, they become like wolves. They take whatever savage actions are needed to win and dominate. They turn their opponents and critics into sheep who learn to be quiet or face vicious attacks and destruction. Think of Joseph Stalin killing his rivals. Think of the Castro brothers torturing, imprisoning, and…


Group Behind Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Vigil Denies Foreign Ties

HONG KONG—The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong said Sunday it will not cooperate with police conducting a national security investigation into the group’s activities, calling it an abuse of power. Police notified the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China last month that it was…


Commerce Department’s Security Unit Went ‘Rogue’ With Probes, Committed ‘Gross Abuses of Power’: Senate Report

A Senate report on a security unit within the Commerce Department alleged that poor management and weak oversight drove the unit to morph into a “rogue, unaccountable police force” and what whistleblowers described as a “gestapo.” The report (pdf), released by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, accused the Investigations…