Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Ancient Roman Senator, Philosopher, and
Counsel, prosecuted a law case entitled "Against Verres".
Apparantly Verres, a Roman Governor of Sicily (as I remember it), had
disenfranchised many Roman citizens by giving employment and privilege
(amongst other crimes) to non-Romans while, generally, using the power
of his political office to extort and steal the wealth of the Roman
and non-Roman Sicilians. Cicero assertively stated that Roman citizens
and citizens of other nations under Roman control had the right to
maintain their wealth, their employment, and the civil rights over
foreigners. He, also, asserted that Verres was corrupt and criminal
taking illegally the assets of the native Romans and non-Romans alike.
Cicero won his case against Verres who was forced into exile by the
Roman courts. The strength of the ancient Latin saying: "Civis Romanum
Sum." Which means,in Roman,: " I am a Roman citizen." held firm in
this ruling which severely punished Verres despite his wealth and
political connections. The current situation in Washington, D.C. is
similar with many politicians who mimic Verres for personal political
and economic gains who have wealth and political connections allowing
foreigners to dispossess American citizens while, through illegitimate
means, depriving American citizens of their political, economic, and
social rights. Similarly, these new American political "Verres" should
be brought to court and then deported, exiled for life, and their
wealth distributed to those who bore the oppression of their criminal
acts.