Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Silat on October 03, 2004, 07:38:40 PM
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Tom Delay was rushed to the hospital early today for emergency surgery after being seriously injured by the SLAP on the wrist he received from the House Ethics Committee.
Had he had sex and lied about it he would probably have lost a limb.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 U.S. Newswire -- The following is a statement by Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington:
"Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) condemns the House Ethics Committee's weak admonition against Majority Leader Tom DeLay for trying to bribe Rep. Nick Smith (R- Mich.) to change his vote on the Medicare Bill last November. Outrageously, Rep. DeLay has 'thanked' the Committee for its 'guidance' and stated that he would never have knowingly broken any House rules. This statement is laughable given that Rep. DeLay has been reprimanded by the Ethics Committee before and, if anything, has only become more blatant in violating the rules.
"Rep. DeLay's offer to support Mr. Smith's son's candidacy in return for Mr. Smith's vote on the Medicare bill is nothing less bribery -- a federal crime. It is impossible to believe that Rep. DeLay is not aware that bribery is against the law. Neither Rep. DeLay -- nor any other federal official -- should need 'guidance' on this point. In any event, ignorance of the law is not a defense to a bribery charge. A mere admonition is not sufficient. It is time for the Department of Justice to step in and prosecute Rep.DeLay for this crime.
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Civil servants are always leading the cause to show crime does pay.
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In America, everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others. Just remember how South Dakota political titan Bill Janklow was treated after killing a motorcylist: 100 days in jail. He could have gotten 10 years. And this punk Janklow had been stopped repeatedly in the past for speeding, but just laughed about it. But when you're a former governor and currently a U.S. Congressman you don't have much to fear. It works for all of them: In 1969 Teddy Kennedy got a slap on the wrist (i.e. driver's license suspended for one year) after driving drunk off a bridge and killing his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne.
MRPLUTO
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Rep. DeLay's offer to support Mr. Smith's son's candidacy in return for Mr. Smith's vote on the Medicare bill is nothing less bribery -- a federal crime.
If doing political favors in exchange for political favors is a crime we may as well nuke DC.
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ra--
This isn't a political favor--it's called vote buying, which should be a federal crime. As for most on Capitol Hill being guilty of it, yes, I would agree that mass arrests are in order. But please spare those of us who live and/or work in Washington and hold off on the nukes.
MRPLUTO
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Originally posted by ra
If doing political favors in exchange for political favors is a crime we may as well nuke DC.
I ag.. agr.... agree.
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Originally posted by Funked1
We may as well nuke DC.
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Hmmmm....seems like everyone hates Washington, DC nowadays. Not that I blame them. But remember...it was you folks out there that elected these bums in the first place and you keep re-electing them! Try raising your standards and quit sending such unethical creeps here. :p
MRPLUTO