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jburton Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 12:19 AM
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DA looking into Delay's PAC + RNC money laundering
DA's office looking into campaign contributions

State Republican PAC denies that it laundered money through RNC

09:41 PM CST on Wednesday, February 18, 2004

By CHRISTY HOPPE and GEORGE KUEMPEL / The Dallas Morning News

AUSTIN – A political committee connected to U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay sent $190,000 in what internal memos say were corporate donations to the Republican National Committee, which then doled out the same amount to seven candidates in Texas House races.

It is illegal in Texas to use corporate money in political races, and some open-government advocates suggest the transaction smells of a money-laundering exercise.

The $190,000 in donations came in the last crucial month of the November 2002 election campaign, in which Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC) had targeted 20 House races. Victory in 15 of those races led to a GOP majority and the first Republican House speaker since the 1800s.

After the Republicans took control of the Texas House in the 2002 elections, Rep. Tom Craddick of Midland was elected speaker. He helped Mr. DeLay achieve the goal of redrawing the Texas congressional map to favor Republicans.

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http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/021904dntexcraddick.6a02b4f.html

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sonias Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 12:38 AM
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1. Yes this is getting lots of light now
Let's hope that with some strong light and a good jury these creeps will be in dark cells. Nah, that's not going to happen in Texas but we can always dream. I'd settle for getting the exterminator exterminated.

Keep up with all of these scandals at this new web site http://www.cleanuptexaspolitics.org/ brought to you by the fine people at Campaigns for People. I wish them major success. You do need a database to keep up with repuke crime.

Sonia
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Vogon_Glory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 11:56 AM
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2. Republican Hubris And Ripple Effects
Like many DU posters, I have been dismayed by the all-too-successful Republican power grabbing that has occured since 1994 and have been fearful of the health of the Republic of the United states since the Republican Party gained control of the White House and the House of Representatives AND the US Senate. The Travis County, Texas DA's investigation may be a reversal of the slide of this country into a PRI-style dictatorship or it may just be a short-lived column of light on a stormy day.

We can hope that the Republicans' arrogance has expanded from rule-breaking to law-breaking and that some honest judges will bring them to account for their actions, just as Tammany Hall was brought to account long ago.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 12:03 PM
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3. I hope this makes a few more people realize what a gang of criminals
we are dealing with...
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skippysmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 12:14 PM
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4. God, I'd love to see Delay go down
A fantasy, I know...
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shrike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 12:22 PM
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6. Wouldn't that be great?
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King_Crimson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 01:18 PM
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7. OH but to see that slimy cockroach...
dangling by his feelers! I would so relish that!
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TacticalPeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 02:15 PM
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8. ROFLMAO!
Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease.

PLEEEEEEZE!

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Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 12:19 PM
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5. Republican motto ~ It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
The damage is done. What are they gunna do, whack his pee pee? The Texas map has been re-drawn. Even if they find election fraud it won't overturn the election. GOP knows about crime. For them it definitely pays.
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Roy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 03:21 PM
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9. The problem is........
Crime will continue to pay for them. Cuz, they know that not enough people that will hold them accountable will here enough to connect the dots.

This and the pattern it of criminality ny the republican party should be on the lips of every candidate and elected and non-elected person in the democratic party.

But, even if specifically asked to comment, our elected officials will not condemn these actions, and bring them to the attention of the voters
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