He shouldn’t be allowed to resign. He should be removed and barred from holding office. He deserves no grace
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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Shouldn't be go to jail instead of being allowed to resign?
He’s rich, his justice system is not the same as ours
Sad truth about it, yes.
His sentencing is in a couple months. Jail is still on the table. Depending on the jurisdiction and type of crime, it's not uncommon for sentencing to occur later on while the two sides organize their pitch for what's appropriate. Plus probation offices and such can give their own assessments.
Good. Good riddance.
He specifically chose that his resignation would take effect today, because they a paycheck today. Gotta milk it for every last little bit of cash they can grab!
There are a lot of things worth criticizing him for but I don't think this is one of them. You and I would likely act the same if we had the choice of timing our resignation.
Dawg I think you lost the plot here. Dude's resigning because he was caught in corruption. You can criticize him for further exploiting his power to enrich himself.
I mean that's fair enough. I'm sure he doesn't need the money as badly as your average Joe
Considering these are bribery charges and "investigators found $480,000 in cash and more than $100,000 worth of gold bars" just at his home, I think he has plenty of money.
I was reading that his entire staff lost their jobs so I think it was more for them then him. To give them time to find new jobs.
Wait he hadn't up to this point?! Throw the motherfucker in jail already.
Took long enough.
This guy has 1/100th the power of 1/3rd of the most powerful nation on earth and that wasn't enough for him
What does this mean for votes in Senate now, won't everything be a tie?
George Helmy will be replacing him.
The governor also mentioned a historic dimension to Helmy's appointment; he will become the only Arab American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.
Not the best way to break that ground, but still good to see.
He's apparently Coptic, and their feelings on Palestine can be pretty broad, so we'll see if he ends up pushing the Senate toward a less pro-Israel stance.
Wouldn't the governor of New Jersey replace him?
isn't already ties with Kamala getting the tiebreaker?
If that is the case atm Reps win