Quid Quo Pro – Equal Justice For All?

Quid Quo Pro – Equal Justice For All?

Don Siegelman Writes in this Popular FB post: Three years ago, February 8, 2017, I returned home from federal prison. And I’m so glad to be back! I had spent five years some 500 miles away from my family. I was sent to prison under the theory that I, as governor in 1999, had swapped a position on a non-paying state board for a campaign contribution. The contribution was to a ballot referendum to establish a lottery so Alabama children could have free preschool education and free college education. Shortly, after I was inaugurated as governor in 1999, I had to start fighting for my freedom, with many of you […]

Inconsistent Justice

Inconsistent Justice

JOHN FARMER JR., writing for The Hill last week, notes the word, corruption, is surfacing a lot lately. However, conflicting uses of the term begs the question “what is the definition of corruption, exactly?” We are blogging about his article since he mentions the Don Siegelman Case as an example of the contrary application of corruption in politics. Read on. In this article he contrasts the Siegelman case to others. He writes: In short, many clear cases of corruption go completely unpunished. But now consider the converse. A governor seeks support, through a political action committee (PAC), for a ballot initiative to create a lottery to fund education in his […]