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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 01:12 PM
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CREW: The Hammer belongs in the Slammer
In response to the Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute disgraced former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Executive Director Melanie Sloan released the following statement:

“It’s a sad day for America when one of the most corrupt members to ever walk the halls of Congress gets a free pass. As we continue the work of building a Washington that is worthy of the American people, the Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute Mr. DeLay for his actions sends exactly the wrong message to current and future members. The fact that Jack Abramoff and Bob Ney (R-OH) are the only two people who went to prison for one of the worst corruption scandals in congressional history is shocking. The Hammer belongs in the slammer. Mr. DeLay still has crimes to answer for in Texas – generally not considered the best place to be a criminal defendant.”


http://www.citizensforethics.org/delay-must-answer-for-his-crimes



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ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 01:45 PM
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1. I haven't done any real reading on this yet
but I'm curious what Ronnie Earl has to say. I really thought he was going to go after Delay with both barrels.
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Touchdown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 01:50 PM
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2. More of that " Moving forward" thing, I see.
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