{"id":22360,"date":"2014-03-27T12:20:51","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T16:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=22360"},"modified":"2014-03-27T12:20:51","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T16:20:51","slug":"the-double-standard-is-alive-and-well-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=22360","title":{"rendered":"The Double Standard Is Alive And Well In California"},"content":{"rendered":"

CBS New<\/a>s reported yesterday that California State Senator<\/a> Leland Yee<\/a> was arrested Wednesday. Senator Yee, a strong advocate of gun control, was arrested for\u00a0conspiracy to deal firearms without a license and to illegally import firearms.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Yee is also accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions<\/a> and cash payments to provide introductions, help a client get a contract and influence legislation. He or members of his campaign staff accepted at least $42,800 in cash or campaign contributions from undercover FBI agents<\/a> in exchange for carrying out the agents’ specific requests, the court documents allege.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yee discussed helping the agent get weapons worth $500,000 to $2.5 million, including shoulder-fired automatic weapons<\/a> and missiles, and took him through the entire process of acquiring them from a Muslim<\/a> separatist group in the Philippines<\/a> to bringing them to the United States<\/a>, according to the affidavit by FBI Special Agent Emmanuel V. Pascua.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He was unhappy with his life and told the agent he wanted to hide out in the Philippines, according to the affidavit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Times<\/a> reported today that Senator Yee’s indictment may mark an abrupt end to his political career. If he is found guilty, I sure hope it ends his political career.<\/p>\n

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