How does a society fight government corruption?

Question

Is there an historical example of a society significantly reducing corruption in it's government? Or is corruption roughly constant for a given culture?

Answer 1

Corruption has always been a part of society and government. Now it appears at different levels in different societies at different times.

Historically speaking, most governments in the Western world are not corrupt as much as their predecessors, but still have some corruption problems.

Answer 2

The United States has dealt with heavy corruption twice in its existence. The first was during the presidency of Ulysses Grant, and the second under Warren Harding. Both times the following president managed the corruption, although that was mostly a personal thing. It tends to be the ruler of a given government that allows corruption to spread.

Answer 3

Society fights government corruption by coming together as a whole and not being manipulated and persuaded by Bribery. Standing strong as a community, and as a People an let these corrupted forces know that we have a voice and we will be heard, and we shall prevail...

Answer 4

Take the power off the hands of the government. The government doesn't need the powers it has today. We're doing it all wrong.
The government should be the administrator of the public things and the provider of the services that can't be provided by the private market.
Education, health, energy, should be out of the reach of the government.
Regulations of markets should be prohibited by the Constitution.
Without the power there's no much chance of corruption.

Answer 5

1789 - Limited government, limited taxation methods

The more you expect or believe in government promises, the worse corruption you have. It took literally hundreds of years of abusing the general welfare clause and interstate commerce clause to get where we are today.

The closer to home the government is, the more efficient and accountable it is as well.

Answer 6

Traditionally with whatever weapons are handy- anything from firearms to farming implements.

Answer 7

Don't re-elect nobody.

Answer 8

Under the RICO ACT - you yourself if you have the actual information that would prove the corruptions - can become A "PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL" even if you are not an attorney/lawer or even hold a license.

Congress gave us all that right - because if the DA will not use the resources to investigate - Congress gave you that right if you have the means to and have conducted the investigation - GRANTING YOU MORE POWER THAN THE DA WHO WILL TRY TO STOP IT ... BUT CANNOT. You can prosicute it with a Civil Action and with Treble damages to be paid when proved ...

I can go on and on with this as I have the same thing going on me - but; I fight the jerks by myself filing Sui Juris ...

The court you must understand is also owned and operated by the City it practices in and the county thereof.

Let me show you some real laws that you can use to help establish your Cause of Aciton ...

18 United States Code Section 4 (18 USC 4),
the FEDERAL RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, RULE 3.
“Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United Sates, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.”

> PART I > CHAPTER 73 > § 1513
§ 1513. Retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant
(e) [2] Whoever knowingly, with the intent to retaliate, takes any action harmful to any person, including interference with the lawful employment or livelihood of any person, for providing to a law enforcement officer any truthful informatioTITLE 18n relating to the commission or possible commission of any Federal offense, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.


TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 13 > § 241
§ 241. Conspiracy against rights
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured—
They shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, they shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.


TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 13 > § 242
§ 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law

Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such person being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death.

I hope this helps - the courts hate this stuff ... you can see what the City did to me when I brought forth prima facie evidence of commissioned felonies - and I am still fighting them over this and starting to come out on top ... they tried to throw me in prison for 10 years and are now realizing that it may be the 10 plaintiffs against me that may be going instead ...

I am doing this personal battle as I am cut off from the press - none have nads enough to show what is going on in our country with our children fighting in Iraq for our rights when we have out governments robbing us blind and depriving us of our rights on a daily basis ...

Please copy and paste this stuff and help that guy with it if you can ...:

FROM: http://mamma91.mamma.com/search?evid=ce0...

Sect member threatens to seize city's property

Abilene Reporter/July 26, 2003
By Loretta Fulton

Abilene City Hall is taking seriously a threat from a man to confiscate more than $1 billion in computers and other city property as repayment for a 1989 house demolition - even if the amount raised eyebrows.

"We don't have nearly that many computers," City Attorney Sharon Hicks said.

On Wednesday, Hicks e-mailed city employees advising them of the warning from "Mr. Allan Douglas Fountain, now known as Al-Yahnai Fountain Hawkins."

Hicks cautioned employees to alert an official if anyone called or arrived in person requesting city property. So far Fountain has not attempted to take any property, Hicks said. The city issued a cease-and-desist order against him.

"Right now we are just proceeding with the alert until he takes more steps," Hicks said.

The dispute stems from the 1989 demolition of Fountain's house at 600 Virgil St., located off T&P Lane, where the House of Yahweh headquarters is located. The religious sect, labeled a cult by some, was started by former Abilene police officer Bill Hawkins, now known as Yisrayl Hawkins. Many of Hawkins' followers changed their last name to match his.

A House of Yahweh spokeswoman said she did not know Allan Douglas Fountain or Al-Yahnai Fountain Hawkins but would ask him to return a reporter's phone call if he was located.

The phone call was not returned. Neither name is listed in the Abilene phone book.

Hicks said that in 1989, before she became city attorney, Fountain filed suit against the city. His house had been condemned in January of that year and demolished. Fountain was ordered by the city to remove the rubble.

Hicks said the house had burned, and the city cleared the lot when Fountain failed to.

Fountain's suit was filed in state district court, but was transferred to federal court, Hicks said, because one part of it alleged the city did not follow due process, a constitutional issue.

The suit alleged the due process issue arose when the city failed to "properly declare the house a nuisance," Hicks said. In 1991, U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings issued a summary judgment in the city's favor, dismissing the suit.

The suit also alleged an "action for slander of title" because the city filed a lien on the property to pay for its removal. It also claimed the city trespassed on Fountain's property. The entire suit was dismissed in Cummings' order, Hicks said.

Recently, Fountain began sending letters to the city requesting information on employees from 1989 such as bank account numbers, Hicks said, but the city did not respond.

Hicks said the city is not taking extra precautions other than alerting employees. Most of the city's vehicles are police cars, Hicks said, which would be difficult to steal. Heavy equipment operators were sent a memo advising them of Fountain's threat to take city property.

"We continue to take the same safeguards we normally do," Hicks said


Hope this helped.

Peace;

Aintmyfault