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Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on bribery charges; DOJ seizes gold bars and $500,000 | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

how can he still be in office. My people, please vote for someone else in a primary.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He runs unopposed in NJ because positions in the Senate are based on seniority. It rarely makes sense to replace a senator with experience.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

Cool democracy, can't wait to vote even harder next election.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Maybe you are starting to see the problem with a two-party "democratic" system where parties control ballot access. That is you have no choice about who you want to run.