Political Corruption
The Background Corruption is not uncharted territory in the game of politics. It has been around for quite some time and many famous influential politicians have been caught doing so. One being Democrat Huey Long who was elected for U.S. Senate in 1930. It was no secret in history that corruption, bribery, and misconduct were a part of Huey Long's strategy in politics. The senate did seek to impeach him but had no success in doing so. While Huey Long does not have ties to Texas it does show that corruption is nothing new to politics. Even such Greek philosopher Aristotle defined it as "the practice of leaders who rule with a view to their private advantage rather than the pursuit of the public interest." Texans are Concerned The photo above shows how concerned Texans are with political corruption (which was taken from The Texas Politics Project) and rightfully so. Dallas News references a case of former Dallas City Council Members in which states "Dall