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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tejek who wrote (133672)	2/27/2001 1:53:20 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570833

"According to the article, it was in the 70's that this occurred." Couldn't have been a house of prostitution then. Maybe a topless joint? Remember the "Meese Report"? Houston police were obsessed with "rubber goods" during that time period, it is hard to believe they would fill a warehouse with dildoes, but ignore a house... "Nothing works when its corrupted. " Exactly. Then why have a system that guarantees it? Zoning offers too many incentives for kickbacks to have zonings changed. It is also a good tool for punishing your enemies. Is it so effective that it is worth this risk? Has anybody actually studied this, or is it just "common knowledge"?