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To: Rambi who wrote (238954)2/16/2008 4:13:38 PM
From: pheilman_  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793955
 
Here's why we are upset with the congressman's letter:

% of contribution from (renamed) American Trial Lawyers to Democrats in 2007: 95%, trending to 98% in 2008.

As the story was covered by NPR:

% of contributions from Telecom Industry to Republicans: 65%.

So, which is more imbalanced and therefore meaningful?

That would be the Trial Lawyers contribution.

Since the US has such excess switching capacity that global phone calls are routed through our switches it behooves us to take advantage of this small advantage to disrupt planned attacks on our country. I am unapologetic about these intercepts.

--Paul



To: Rambi who wrote (238954)2/16/2008 6:44:21 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793955
 
So being told I am part of the problem---
well, I guess I am just tired of that kind of ugly reaction.

We are politically polorized. If I posted a conservative response on one of our Liberal threads, I would get roasted.

I don't bemoan the split. The Right spent too many decades as "tax collector for the Left." It was time to draw a line and make the differences clear.


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