> On Nov 7, 2006, at 4:14 PM, authfriend wrote: <snip> > It just goes on and on and on.
--- In [email protected], Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And it will. They'll keep on cheating as long as it pays off, no > matter what the threats, if they feel the penalties will be minimal. > The idea of lawsuits, while a start, will probably not make that much > difference. Too far away, and they'll figure the voters will have > forgotten by the time the cases come up, if the courts aren't already > rigged as well. If they "win" this election, no matter how they did > it, my guess is it'll only be a matter of time before democracy > collapses here completely. > > Sal > I heard Rahm E. on the news talking about the lawsuits and stuff. "Tens of millions of dollars" in fines? Not only is it 'out of sight, out of mind' as you mention, but that is such chicken feed to these guys. For the chance to control from two to six TRILLION dollars (depending on the congressional term) worth of budget, even a hundred million dollars is nothing to these crooks. They need hard time in a maximum security penitentiary to change their behavior, and set the example. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
