{"id":2252915,"date":"2024-05-25T18:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T22:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-bob-menendez-is-collecting-signatures-in-last-desperate-bid\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T18:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T22:21:50","slug":"sen-bob-menendez-is-collecting-signatures-in-last-desperate-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-bob-menendez-is-collecting-signatures-in-last-desperate-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Bob Menendez seeks signatures in a final urgent effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-bob-menendez-is-collecting-signatures-in-last-desperate-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2252915&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Bob Menendez is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-florida-pol-andrew-gillums-top-aides-behind-multimillion-dollar-weed-initiative\/\" title=\"Disgraced Florida Pol Andrew Gillum\u2019s Top Aides Behind Multimillion-Dollar Weed Initiative\">facing federal corruption charges<\/a> after nearly\u2063 two decades in the Senate. Allegations include accepting bribes like cash, gold bars, and a Mercedes-Benz. Despite maintaining his innocence, his political future is uncertain as he \u200dseeks petition signatures for an independent candidacy amidst a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-paxton-returns-after-4-month-impeachment-trial-to-find-bidens-border-antics\/\" title=\"Texas AG Paxton returns from 4-month impeachment trial to find Biden's border antics.\">challenging legal battle<\/a> \u200cand dwindling public support. Senator Bob Menendez is under scrutiny for federal corruption charges accumulated over \u200bhis almost twenty-year tenure in\u2062 the Senate, involving accusations \u200bof accepting bribes in various forms. Although he professes his\u200b innocence, Menendez&#8217;s political prospects are murky. He is now gathering signatures for an independent candidacy, navigating a complex legal battle and \u2062waning public backing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/%20\"><span>Connor Cavanaugh<\/span><\/a>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/%20\"><span> <\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 25, 2024 at 1:53pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>New Jersey and the Senate may not have seen the last of Sen. Bob Menendez.<\/p>\n<p>The Senator faces ongoing federal corruption charges after 19 years of sitting in the upper chamber.<\/p>\n<p>The politician has been accused of accepting cash, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/google-search-gold-bars-might-seal-deal-sen-menendez-bribery-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gold bars<\/a>, a Mercedes-Benz, and payments on a home mortgage among other potential bribes.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Menendez maintains his innocence and a firm belief that he will be found innocent in court.<\/p>\n<p>However, that doesn\u2019t change the fact that running for office with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scandal-plagued-illinois-democrat-resigns-from-office\/\" title=\"Scandal-Plagued Illinois Democrat Resigns from Office\">bribery charges<\/a> is like running a marathon with ankle weights (perhaps made from gold bars).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the present accusations which I am facing, and which I am innocent and I will prove so, will not allow me to have that dialogue and debate with opponents that have already made it the cornerstone of their campaigns,\u201d said during a YouTube video in March.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Message from Senator Bob Menendez\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HDPOlxTGnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I will not file for the Democratic primary this June,\u201d he shared at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am hopeful my exoneration will take place this summer and allow me to pursue my candidacy as an independent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vulnerable-democrat-senator-hit-fec-complaint-accused-illegal-contributions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat<\/a> in the general election.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Menendez be able to save his political career?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For Menendez to file as an independent he needs 800 registered voters to sign his petition before the June 4 filing date.<\/p>\n<p>The filing will permit him the chance to maintain his position or at a minimum provide him more time to consider his options before the August 16th withdrawal date.<\/p>\n<p>But things haven\u2019t been so simple for the long-time Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/congress\/bob-menendez-circulating-petition-to-mount-independent-re-election-bid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Jersey Globe<\/a>, the senator has spent nearly $5 million since his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-moves-get-georgia-indictment-dismissed-alleges-fani-willis-wrongfully-inserted-racial-animus-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indictment<\/a> to aid his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also begun to rely on a group of old friends to circulate petitions for him, friends such as Matteo Perez Sr., a furniture store owner in the town where the three-term politician launched his career.<\/p>\n<p>How many signatures he\u2019s garnered so far is unknown but the clock continues to tick.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, while attempting to get his petition signed he\u2019s also dealing with his trial which is currently on a one-week break.<\/p>\n<p>The break began on Tuesday, allowing Menendez time to deal with personal matters and observe the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fing-job-varsity-blues-star-absolutely-dismantles-dnc-memorial-day-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memorial Day<\/a> weekend, but it will resume once again on May 28 and is expected to last at least through the end of June.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the New Jersey senator is innocent or not is yet to be seen, but it\u2019s clear that just the accusations have done massive damage to his political career.<\/p>\n<p>If he can get this petition signed it will undoubtedly put him in a better position as it threatens to siphon votes from the Democrat candidate, putting the seat at risk of being stolen by a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s a better position, it\u2019s still far from good.<\/p>\n<p>Past the politics proper of the situation, voters should ask how Menendez ended up where he is \u2013 accused of serious crimes stemming from serious (again, gold bars) greed \u2013 how likely it is that other politicians are doing similar things, and whether any of them are likely to pay a significant price.<\/p>\n<p>Corruption is endemic to the human condition, but for most of its history the US, as part of the English speaking, Christianized West, has been able to boast remarkably upstanding leaders \u2013 at least as far as leaders go. But as situational ethics infect absolute values and the postmodern virus spikes our vital organs, America and the West are beginning to rot from the inside.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Menendez isn\u2019t the actual problem. He\u2019s a sign of the problem \u2013 an elite class convinced that because of its superior liberal morality (found in philosophy, not history) that it has no obligation to niggling things like traditional right and wrong. And after all, they says to themselves, given how hard the work of fundamentally transforming a country is, don\u2019t they deserve a few off the books bonuses here and there?<\/p>\n<p>This virus infected Americans as we slept, enjoying dreams of prosperity, impregnable safety from without, endless entertainment within, and drugs everywhere. Now if we don\u2019t wake up and begin to purge the poison, we\u2019re done for.<\/p>\n<p>If we really are sick (and we are), hopefully Bob Menendez and the societal rot we\u2019re seeing everywhere else will wake us like that horrible nausea that only comes in the middle of the night, and we then purge ourselves of him, those like him, and the viral stew of godlessness that got us to this point in the first place.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. Will you help us fight? 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45820\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45820\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45820\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45820\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Connor Cavanaugh is currently a student at the University of North Texas studying Political Science. Connor has lived in Texas for the majority of his life and is a proud conservative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info--1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 25, 2024, at 1:53 pm, commentary by Connor Cavanaugh hints that New Jersey and the Senate might witness further actions from Sen. Bob Menendez. 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