by Kerby Anderson

One of the themes that seems to run through my radio program and my radio commentaries is the sad realization that our laws seem to apply differently depending on whether you are the elite or just common folks. Earlier this week, I talked about how leaders in the European Union or in the United States are not affected by the laws and policies that influence the rest of us.

We had another example last week when the FBI Director James Comey announced that Hillary Clinton would not be indicted. In the midst of his explanation came this revealing sentence: “This is not to suggest that in similar circumstances, a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences.” He went on to explain that other people (just not Hillary Clinton) would face administrative sanctions.

There you have it. James Comey may not have meant to be so obvious and was probably trying to send a signal that using a personal email server would not be permitted in the future. But he also made it clear that there is one standard for a candidate for president and a second standard for the rest of us.

Some have referred to this as the Clinton standard. Since the 1990s, it seems that Bill and Hillary Clinton have been able to get away with just about anything by denying it and getting cover from the mainstream media. Others would have been tempted to admit their sins and resign.

Consider the evidence the James Comey put forward before announcing that that no indictment would be forthcoming. At least 110 emails were sent or received on the Clinton server that contained classified information. Eight of those were top secret, the highest level of classification. It is also possible that “hostile actors” accessed her account since they accessed others she was in contact with.

Imagine if others were guilty of such actions. James Comey believes they would face charges and sanctions because these people would not be judged by the Clinton standard.