Here in America, we seem to have forgotten one simple fact: our elected officials work for us, not the other way around. They answer to us. They deserve no special privileges or indulgences, and they are just as accountable to the law (if not more so) as any of us.
Come on, why do I even have to remind people of this? Do they even teach government in the schools anymore?
Case in point: Cynthia McKinney’s recent assault on a Capitol Hill police officer. Let’s make sure we have the facts straight here, shall we? She walked around the metal detector at the entrance of a Federal building, failed to display credentials, and when an officer told her three times to stop, she refused. When he grabbed her arm, she responded by striking him.
It’s unknown whether she’ll be arrested or charged yet. Rather than show contrition or admit she was wrong, she tried to claim that she was important enough that she didn’t have to go through the checkpoints like the little people. Continued...