03-27-2014, 10:45 AM
Yep, Senator Yee is toast, Maggot. His political aspirations far exceed his ethics and talent, IMO.
Yee's unsuccessful run for mayor left him broke, which probably made it harder to keep successfully lobbying for California Sec of State candidacy. Solution: bribes, fraud, gun deals... Very corrupt hypocritical asshole.
The democratic party is really taking a hit in California. Earlier this year, Los Angeles county Senator Roderick Wright was charged with perjury and voter fraud, and Los Angeles county Senator Ron Calderon was charged with fraud for accepting $100k in political "gifts" (he's on leave of absence).
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California democratic senators charged with corruption: Roderick Wright, Leland Yee, Ron Calderon.
Needless to say, the state republicans are having a field day. The corruption busts in California's democratic party are a huge gift for the GOP, especially in an election year.
Currently, both houses of the legislature here are controlled by the democrats. Won't be surprised a bit if that changes after the election. I hope so, I'd like to see a balance of power and more conservative strain in the mix (as long as the state congress doesn't pull the same shit as the US congress == refusing to get anything done, other than engage in pissing contests).
Yee's unsuccessful run for mayor left him broke, which probably made it harder to keep successfully lobbying for California Sec of State candidacy. Solution: bribes, fraud, gun deals... Very corrupt hypocritical asshole.
The democratic party is really taking a hit in California. Earlier this year, Los Angeles county Senator Roderick Wright was charged with perjury and voter fraud, and Los Angeles county Senator Ron Calderon was charged with fraud for accepting $100k in political "gifts" (he's on leave of absence).
California democratic senators charged with corruption: Roderick Wright, Leland Yee, Ron Calderon.
Needless to say, the state republicans are having a field day. The corruption busts in California's democratic party are a huge gift for the GOP, especially in an election year.
Currently, both houses of the legislature here are controlled by the democrats. Won't be surprised a bit if that changes after the election. I hope so, I'd like to see a balance of power and more conservative strain in the mix (as long as the state congress doesn't pull the same shit as the US congress == refusing to get anything done, other than engage in pissing contests).