U.S. Sen. Alan J. Dixon`s letter ”Punish the savings and loan crooks”
is an excellent example of how mystifying our legal system can be. He states, ”I supported an amendment to the supplemental appropriation bill that would take $30 million from tourism promotion in Panama and direct those funds to pursuing savings and loan fraud prosecutions.” What, in heavens name, has money for tourism promotion in Panama got to do with the savings and loan frauds?
When the U.S. Justice Department decided to protect us from monopolistic companies, raising the required millions was not an insurmountable challenge. Why can`t this same dedication be employed to investigate a multibillion-dollar rip-off? Is it because many members of Congress do not have clean hands?
Taxpayers will have to pick up the tab, regardless of cost. That is only fair, because they are responsible for electing legislators who are not required to be accountable for their job performance. The taxpayers` only source of protection is in the voting booth. Since we are virtually a non-voting democracy (less than 50 percent of eligible voters vote), we can look forward only to a continuation of ”no-accountability” representation.
