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‘Queen’ Hillary escapes penalties

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton move to the stage at her presidential primary election night rally, April 26, 2016, in Philadelphia.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton move to the stage at her presidential primary election night rally, April 26, 2016, in Philadelphia. Matt Rourke AP

Queen for a day?

In November our country will elect a new president who may very well be the first female president our country has ever had. Or not.

But one thing is certain: Our country may well have already had our first queen. Nearly all of the queens I can think of were above the law. The recent decision regarding Hillary’s emails is a prime example. If you had done exactly the same thing that the commission found about her emails, you would be facing: 1. criminal charges, 2. never being allowed clearance for secret or top secret data, 3. a felony record for life, and 4. perhaps, jail time.

It is a shame there is definitely now a standard of law for you and me, but not for the “elite” of the country. And I can only think of one queen who didn’t get this royal treatment: Marie Antoinette. Maybe some readers can provide others.

David Cohen

Myakka City

This story was originally published July 26, 2016 at 1:34 PM with the headline "‘Queen’ Hillary escapes penalties."

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