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To: Sully- who wrote (55241)	2/23/2007 4:33:49 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Re-Electing the Culture of Corruption By Texas Rainmaker on Corruption Priceless. <<< So here’s a brain-teaser: How is it possible that State Sen. Gary Siplin is holding a re-election fundraiser Wednesday night, asking for $500 donations? After all, to have a fundraiser, you must be a candidate. To be a candidate, you must be a registered voter. And, unless you’ve made special arrangements, you can’t be a registered voter if you’re a convicted felon — which Siplin is. Well, the short answer, according to state and local election officials, is that Siplin hasn’t yet been removed from the voter rolls, because the Orlando Democrat is appealing his grand-theft conviction, related to charges that he used state employees to work on his campaign. So it’s a technicality — but apparently one that’s good enough for the Florida Democratic Party, which paid for the fliers promoting the fundraiser, according to the disclaimer. Hmm. Theoretically, it’s possible that Siplin will win his appeal, and the party will simply look loyal. If not, though, it may look as if Democrats have not only stopped fighting the “culture of corruption” they so often decried, but now they’re actually working to re-elect it. >>> feeds.feedburner.com orlandosentinel.com wesh.com