DOES THE DEMOCRAT PARTY BELONG IN JAIL?

By Richard Rahn

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. - Mark Twain (1897)

Twain's humorous quip, unfortunately, is all too close to the current reality. "Willful misconduct," a criminal offense, is legally defined as "intentionally doing that which should not be done or intentionally failing to do that which should be done, when knowing that injury to a person will probably result, or recklessly disregarding the possibility that injury to a person may result."

Congress, by failing to act in the case of a clear and present danger to parts of the American financial system, could reasonably be considered engaging in "willful misconduct." And here is why. Read more ...