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corruption was very serious long ago
==Recent examples==
==Recent examples==
In 1969, Chief Justice [[Earl Warren]], discovering that Associate Justice [[Abe Fortas]], a leading liberal, had been taking payoffs from a crminal, forced Fortas to resign.
In 1974 Republican [[Richard Nixon]] facing impeachment for his guilt in the [[Watergate]] affair, resigned the presidency. Conservative supporters like [[Barry Goldwater]], convinced of the evidence against Nixon, explained he had to leave. Nixon's Vice President [[Spiro T. Agnew]] had been forced out a year earlier for taking bribes.
In 2006 Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff went to federal prison for his corruption crimes, revolving around use of Indian money to buy favors for Congressmen to vote for casinos.
In 2006 Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff went to federal prison for his corruption crimes, revolving around use of Indian money to buy favors for Congressmen to vote for casinos.
==Further reading ==
==Further reading ==
* Scott, James C. "Corruption, Machine Politics, and Political Change," ''American Political Science Review'' 1969 63(4): 1142-1158 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1955076 in JSTOR]
* Scott, James C. "Corruption, Machine Politics, and Political Change," ''American Political Science Review'' 1969 63(4): 1142-1158 [http://www.jstor.org/stable/1955076 in JSTOR]
==References==
==References==
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