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To: Land Shark who wrote (130266)	7/31/2008 10:56:57 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

Charlie Rangel broke the law. Plain and simple. If he was a Republican, the Democrats would be calling for his head on a silver platter, investigating why he hadn’t been indicted, holding press conferences and giving speech after speech on the House floor. How in the world can holding four rent controlled apartments, including one for campaign activities, in clear violation of the law, be condoned? This is an outrage. If Rangel continues in office and if there isn’t a criminal action undertaken, it will be disgraceful. — Posted by Jim

To: Land Shark who wrote (130266)	7/31/2008 10:57:12 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

Rangel’s defenders in this comment thread are pathetically ignorant. Rangel stole the rent subsidy from the City of New York for three of the rent controlled apartments. It is illegal to have more than one rent controlled apartment and it is illegal to hold a lease on a rent controlled apartment that is not your primary residence. Rangel broke both of those laws. But that isn’t the worst of it. He solicited donations to the “academic center” that was named in his honor pursuant to legislation that he initiated and he made the solicitations on his Congressional letterhead (i.e. Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee). Several of the entities, if not all of them, that he solicited can be fundamentally affected by legislation initiated and drafted by his committee. That is nothing short of extortion. Rangel should be prosecuted but he won’t be. Democrats get away with everything. You guzzle four mixed drinks and take some prescription pain killers just before you drive your car into a police stand? No problem is you’re Patrick Kennedy. Destroy multiple documents sought by the 9/11 commission and lie about it to it the FBI? No problem if your Sandy Berger. Just pay a fine and lose your security clearance for a little while. Rangel will skate. Same ol’ same ol’. If Rangel were a Republican, the New York Times would already be editorializing for him to be prosecuted. — Posted by jt007

To: Land Shark who wrote (130266)	7/31/2008 10:57:56 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 173976

My guess is that, at the end of the day, Rangel’s apartment arrangement is legal, but completely contrary to the intent behind the law. And it will probably be used as evidence that we should scrap the whole rent stabilization system - completely contrary to the interests of the people Rangel represents. Way to go, Charlie. Mostly, though, I find it ironic that Alcee Hastings was the person moving to table to censure resoluton, since he was a former federal judge removed from the bench for corruption. — Posted by Charles