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To: Chef Dajuan
We already do, its called RICO and its been around for almost 30 years.

That's the big government 'conservative' spirit!!!

Not surprisingly, RICO ultimately came to be the ultimate weapon that federal prosecutors could use against individuals and business owners who decidedly were not part of "organized crime," but the provisions of the law are so powerful that a RICO indictment almost guarantees a conviction of some sort. (And, surprise, surprise, the ACLU itself dropped its official aversion to RICO after pro-abortion groups successfully used the civil portion of RICO to win huge monetary judgments from groups protesting abortion.)

Washington Is a Sledgehammer; We Are Nails

But there are plenty of documented incidents where RICO has been misused and not under the original intent. But we all know 'conservatives' don't care

47 posted on 02/12/2005 7:53:29 AM PST by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: billbears

I wans't saying I was for it or against it, just that its already there.


48 posted on 02/12/2005 7:54:59 AM PST by Chef Dajuan (this ain't rocket science, you know. so use your knob! -emeril lagasse)
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