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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (253263)	9/30/2005 4:02:31 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1571850

"but when you think about campaign finance laws, you realize that they're just made to be broken." I'll agree with that. Like Steve said, you have to be suspicious of anyone who spends millions of dollars to win an office that pays thousands. The present system that requires millions of dollars to win an office is ripe for corruption. Election laws are, at best, band aids. The system needs to be changed, but I don't have the slightest clue as to how to do it.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (253263)	9/30/2005 7:23:31 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571850

CJ, So it might not impress you that DeLay violated Texas law, it isn't your place to be impressed or not. As usual, I'm speaking from my own point-of-view only. What Texas law is and where these charges lead is a matter of Machiavellian politics. I see. When it came to Clinton, telling a lie about his sexual proclivities in from of the GJ was perjury and it didn't matter what anyone's POV was. A crime is a crime. Now, with Delay, it doesn't really matter what the law is. Laws are made to be broken. I love your consistency. Not only that, but when you think about campaign finance laws, you realize that they're just made to be broken. Just like any law........just like, say laws restricting murder; they are made to be broken so everyone......go out and kill to your delight. ted