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Delay...well, it wasn't legal THEN...

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UPDATED: Monday, November 1, 2010 12:45
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Monday, November 1, 2010 9:14 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...


Quote:

Tom DeLay took part in a scheme to illegally channel corporate money into Texas legislative races in order to strengthen his power and influence, prosecutors said Monday in opening statements of the former U.S. House majority leader's money laundering trial.

DeLay's attorneys countered that no corporate money was given to Texas candidates and that the only thing the once powerful but polarizing ex-lawmaker is guilty of is being a good politician.

Travis County prosecutor Beverly Mathews said DeLay and two associates — Jim Ellis and John Colyandro — illegally funneled $190,000 in corporate money, which had been collected by a group DeLay started, through the Washington-based Republican National Committee to help elect GOP state legislative candidates in 2002. Under Texas law, corporate money cannot be directly used for political campaigns.

The evidence will show you they took the corporate money they knew could not be given and came up with a scheme where that dirty money could be turned clean and given to candidates," Mathews said.

DeLay, who has long denied any wrongdoing, is charged with money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. If convicted, he could face up to life in prison.

Mathews told jurors the $190,000 that was collected by DeLay's Texas political action committee was exchanged for the same amount through the Republican National Committee and ultimately given to seven Texas candidates. She said the money swap was supervised and facilitated by DeLay.

Mathews said the Republicans won a majority in the Texas House as a result of DeLay's scheme, meaning they could then push through a congressional redistricting plan engineered by DeLay that would send more Texas Republicans to Congress. Republicans won a majority in the Texas House in 2002 and congressional redistricting sent more Texas Republican to Congress in 2004.

"There is nothing wrong with Republicans trying to dominate the political world," Mathews said. "But the means to achieve that gain must be lawful."

Of course, now it IS legal for corporations to donate...my, how we've made Democracy "better"...


Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off





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Monday, November 1, 2010 9:34 AM

KANEMAN


Delay is a cunt liberal....

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Monday, November 1, 2010 10:03 AM

KANEMAN


One more day...WHoooot

Kwicko, I formally condemn your mother for not aborting you. Yeah, I'm sure her brother was happy to have a son, but you are inexcusable....

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Monday, November 1, 2010 12:45 PM

KANEMAN


Life in prison seems a bit much....one more day Whooooooot

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