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Instead of indemnifying the telecoms out of the taxpayer pocket (Bush says it would cost too much money, but the real reason is because they know that the Discovery process would provide the evidence to put Bush officials in jail).
So, let's take the money excuse off the table.
Let's set the maximum civil and criminal penalty at a $100 fine for any telecom company or executive who broke the law, provided they agree to full disclosure, and agree to testify under oath.
Then, the telecoms won't have to worry about financial ruin, or having their executives thrown in jail, and the government won't be able to cite the high cost of indemnifying them as an excuse.
A $100 fine for AT&T-- provided they fully disclose everything, and agree to testify under oath.
And then we can prosecute the Bush Administration.
I called my State Representative, and his staffer on the phone seemed downright enthusiastic about the idea, and said she would pass it along.
Provided someone get Nancy Pelosi off the table, and find Harry Reid a pair of balls somewhere.
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