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Old 04-08-2018, 09:50 AM
 
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Silly peasants, laws are for thee, not for those like me, lol.....

"........Yee also discussed buying weapons overseas and bringing them to the U.S. with two associates and an undercover agent. He accepted $6,800 and a list of arms for purchase in the Philippines.

The maneuvers were not only illegal, but also in stark contrast to what he had long purported to stand for.

Yee told CBS two years before he was arrested: “It is extremely important that individuals in the state of California do not own assault weapons. I mean that is just so crystal clear — there is no debate, no discussion.............”


uh-huh

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.66335c208dcb
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Old 04-08-2018, 09:54 AM
 
Location: Santa Monica
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What's the problem?

Only the government should have guns, remember?

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Old 04-08-2018, 10:13 AM
 
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It's typical. Venezuela banned gun; then Chavez and Maduro handed them out like candy to their supporters.
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Old 04-08-2018, 10:18 AM
 
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It's typical. Venezuela banned gun; then Chavez and Maduro handed them out like candy to their supporters.
Hitler gave away 17 million guns and snappy looking uniforms too. Your point?
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Old 04-08-2018, 10:28 AM
 
Location: Carmichael, CA
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Yee got sent to prison 2 years ago--old story.

And while he was awaiting sentencing he was still running for (Secretary of State? don't remember) and got a ton of votes by people that either didn't care he had federal convictions or were just so trained to vote Democrat that it didn't matter.
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Old 04-08-2018, 07:19 PM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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Yee got sent to prison 2 years ago--old story.

And while he was awaiting sentencing he was still running for (Secretary of State? don't remember) and got a ton of votes by people that either didn't care he had federal convictions or were just so trained to vote Democrat that it didn't matter.


Yup, our state auditor, Troy Kelley, was indicted for real estate fraud (eventually convicted). When indicted, the governor wanted him to resign. Instead he went on leave, reportedly in order to maintain his benefits (paid for by taxpayers, of course). All legal. A libertarian friend has a good term for this sort of thing: 'codified corruption.'


There had been warnings about him prior to election, but he won because of the magic D next to his name.
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Old 02-22-2020, 05:17 PM
 
Location: state of transition
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He was just moved into a halfway house in Sacramento
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...house/2237792/
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Old 02-22-2020, 05:28 PM
 
Location: Clyde Hill, WA
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He was just moved into a halfway house in Sacramento
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...house/2237792/
I would wish him the best. Clearly he made some mistakes, but he did a lot of good as well in trying to get assault weapons banned. I have contacted Mayor Bloomberg's campaign to see about getting him a job in his time of trouble.
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Old 02-22-2020, 11:31 PM
 
Location: So Cal
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I would wish him the best. Clearly he made some mistakes, but he did a lot of good as well in trying to get assault weapons banned. I have contacted Mayor Bloomberg's campaign to see about getting him a job in his time of trouble.
Yee pleaded guilty to felony racketeering charges for money laundering, public corruption, gun trafficking, and bribery. Mistakes, LOL... The guy is an outright criminal and anyone with a brain would be smart enough to stay away from this toxic lowlife.
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Old 02-23-2020, 12:32 AM
 
Location: USA
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I wonder if Eric Holder sold him the guns
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