Re: Campaign 2016 Part XXIV: Both candidates are the same, but here's why yours is aw
No tolerance for Comey's move here. Hatch was put into place for good reason and has withstood many judicial tests. Its purpose is to stop government officials from influencing election outcomes for no tangible reason. That includes inferring one of the candidates is guilty of breaking the law when there's no actual evidence behind it...regardless of why they are making that claim. And that's exactly what happened. And if you as a government don't back up your laws under highly visible circumstances, then who's to say it doesn't happen next time. Prosecute Comey.
No tolerance for Comey's move here. Hatch was put into place for good reason and has withstood many judicial tests. Its purpose is to stop government officials from influencing election outcomes for no tangible reason. That includes inferring one of the candidates is guilty of breaking the law when there's no actual evidence behind it...regardless of why they are making that claim. And that's exactly what happened. And if you as a government don't back up your laws under highly visible circumstances, then who's to say it doesn't happen next time. Prosecute Comey.