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Do you believe Jim Traficant should be permitted to run for Congress from his prison cell? (Poll)
Youngstown Vindicator (Traficant Hometown Newspaper) ^ | August 8, 2002

Posted on 08/08/2002 4:59:15 AM PDT by PJ-Comix

Do you believe Jim Traficant should be permitted to run for Congress from his prison cell?

Cast your vote HERE.


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To: PJ-Comix
I just hit another computer:


Do you believe Jim Traficant should be permitted to run for Congress from his prison cell?

Yes 48.32 % (388)
48 %48 %48 %
No 51.68 % (415)
51 %51 %51 %

Total Votes: 803
We allow just one vote per day


61 posted on 08/08/2002 9:16:04 AM PDT by Lady Jag
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To: duckln
But it's not our fault the dim-wit didn't get a lawyer for his trial. In my opinion is his own fault he's in prison right now.
62 posted on 08/08/2002 9:17:16 AM PDT by afuturegovernor
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To: afuturegovernor
I will never understand why Traficant is so popular on this website.

I can only speak for myself, but I have a lot of reasons for my devotion.
 
Here's one (minute):
FBI AGENT WHO KILLED VICKI WEAVER CAN BE PROSECUTED
June 6, 2001

Mr. Speaker, a Federal court ruled that the FBI agent that killed Vicki Weaver can be prosecuted. Finally, a Federal court with some anatomy. Check the facts. The Department of Justice once again investigating the Justice Department once again concluded that Agent Horiuchi accidentally shot Mrs. Weaver. Accident, my BVDs. Vicki Weaver was shot stone cold right between the eyes while holding her infant child.

Mr. Speaker, the FBI is beginning to look more and more like the KGB. I yield back the fact that if the FBI and Justice Department were not guilty at Ruby Ridge, why did they pay Randy Weaver $3 million and his wounded friend, Kevin Harris, $400,000 to shut them up? Think about it.


63 posted on 08/08/2002 9:19:23 AM PDT by AnnaZ
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To: AnnaZ
The YES vote percentage is now slipping. I guess the liberals are going to win this one. However, if you want to try to reverse the tide in this poll (only about 25 more YES votes for a MAJORITY) then cast your ballot HERE.
64 posted on 08/08/2002 9:22:03 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: AnnaZ
Talk is cheap, Traficant's voting record is nothing to be proud of. If he ever switched party's he would be a true rino in the tradition of Lincoln Chafee.
65 posted on 08/08/2002 9:28:49 AM PDT by afuturegovernor
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To: sciencediet
Well, I have to leave for the day so someone else will have to take over cheerleading duties from me. Just a little over 20 more YES votes will put it in the MAJORITY. Unfortunately things seem stalled for now. When I come back later today, I hope to see some HAPPY results.

In the meantime, Vote HERE.

66 posted on 08/08/2002 9:31:04 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix
I am heading out, too, but here is another check on the vote:

Yes 48.36 % (397)
48 %48 %48 %
No 51.64 % (424)


Good sport, folks, please vote.


67 posted on 08/08/2002 9:39:57 AM PDT by Lady Jag
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To: AnnaZ
You bet.

I think it beat running from the grave, hands down.

(or up, as the case may be)

68 posted on 08/08/2002 9:43:17 AM PDT by Askel5
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To: afuturegovernor
Hey, he tried to turn talk to action, too. Give him some credit, please.
 

Subj: NewsPage: Rep James Traficant NRST News Release
[From his website at
http://www.house.gov/traficant/apr1599.html]
TAUZIN AND TRAFICANT INTRODUCE LANDMARK BILL TO ABOLISH IRS & FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

Washington, D.C. (April 15, 1999) – U.S. Reps. James A. Traficant, Jr. (D–OH) and Billy Tauzin (R–LA) today introduced legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and federal income tax, replacing them with a 15 percent national retail sales tax. At a press conference and rally held on Capitol Hill this afternoon Traficant issued the following statement:

"First of all, I want to thank former Congressman Dan Schaefer of Colorado who spearheaded this effort in the last Congress with Billy Tauzin. I am honored to follow in his footsteps. I'm also thrilled and excited to be working with my good friend, Billy Tauzin. For years I advocated a flat tax coupled with a small consumption tax. Dan Schaefer and Billy Tauzin, through their powerful and logical arguments, convinced me that the National Retail Sales Act is the best plan, by far, to reform the way in which the federal government collects revenue. It's also the best plan to ensure America's economic future.

[Last year the President signed a major IRS reform bill into law ... with two provisions I championed for 13 years .. shift the burden of proof in a civil tax case from taxpayer to IRS, ... a judge's order before IRS can seize family home.]

Despite all of this progress, we are still left with a tax system that, in my opinion, is broken beyond repair. I've come to realize that reforming the IRS and snipping at the margins of the income tax are not enough. The tax code is too complex. It penalizes achievement and investment. It rewards dependency and failure. The only way to ensure sustained economic growth in America is to abolish the income tax and the IRS, and replace it with a system that is simple and fair. That's why I decided to join Billy Tauzin in introducing the National Retail Sales Tax Act.

It's an excellent piece of legislation. We don't have all the answers. But we do have the detailed blueprint of a bold plan to dramatically reshape the way in which the federal government collects revenue. The question we are posing today is this: What is the least intrusive and most efficient way for the federal government to collect revenue?

The fact is, the American people already are paying a de facto national sales tax every time they make a purchase. Businesses pass on the cost of paying income taxes to consumers. In a very real sense, consumers are the ones who pay corporate income taxes – not corporations.

The national sales tax will usher in a new era in which every American will know exactly how much in federal taxes they pay every year. It will usher in a new era in which the federal government will no longer penalize and discourage investment, entrepreneurship and saving. A new era in which businesses can shift the billions of dollars they spend every year on CPAs and tax lawyers into more productive uses – uses that will generate American jobs.

To ensure that the basic necessities of life remain tax free, the Tauzin-Traficant bill provides every wage earner with a refund equal to the sales tax rate times the poverty level (adjusted for the number of dependents claimed) in every paycheck. As a result, every wage earner can consume up to the poverty level free of any federal taxes.

The basic test of any tax plan is the impact it will have on average American families. The Tauzin-Traficant plan passes this test with flying colors. Under the current system, a family of four earning $50,000 a year takes home about $3,437 a month. Under the National Retail Sales Act, that same family would take home $4,084 a month – an increase of more than $647 a month.

We have a long road ahead of us. Today is the beginning of a long campaign to educate the American people about this bold plan. I am excited to be a part of it. I am convinced that once people examine how this plan will work, they will embrace it as the best way to unlock America's future economic potential. Most significantly, it is the best way to reorder the relationship between the American people and the federal government. To quote Rush Limbaugh,

The Internal Revenue Code is immoral, punitive and un-American. Our Founding Fathers created a beacon of freedom, a nation where government was to be the servant of the people, not the master.

I agree with that statement 100 percent! The National Retail Sales Act is a dramatic initiative to restore to our government the original vision of the Founding Fathers. Now it's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work!"

 

Also, he may not have voted to impeach based on La Lewinsky, but maybe because he thought CHINAGATE was a worthier target. Check out his one-minutes on that topic here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/722026/posts?page=22#22


69 posted on 08/08/2002 9:44:20 AM PDT by AnnaZ
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To: Askel5
(or up, as the case may be)
 
LOL!!! You are on a pithy roll today, sister.

70 posted on 08/08/2002 9:45:43 AM PDT by AnnaZ
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To: afuturegovernor
Lawyers or not, they had their sights on him. He was going
down, IMO only an honest judge and jury could have save him.
Do you really think that a dream defense team should trump
the facts?
71 posted on 08/08/2002 10:48:04 AM PDT by duckln
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To: PJ-Comix
I don't think he should run, but if his hair wants to that would be fine IMO!
72 posted on 08/08/2002 10:54:14 AM PDT by A CA Guy
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To: AnnaZ
Nice post, reminds me of G. G. Liddy, he ranted every day on his show the injustice done to the Weavers, and finally it was brought it out into daylight.

Good for the G-Man and good for Traficant for standout performances. Out of 435 greedy grubbers in the House, Traficant is a golden coin.

Vote for Traficant!

73 posted on 08/08/2002 11:04:15 AM PDT by duckln
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To: PJ-Comix; AdA$tra; N. Theknow
There appears to be some confusion on the issue:
OFF TO PA. PRISON: Traficant can’t run in Ohio
74 posted on 08/08/2002 11:12:27 AM PDT by Ligeia
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To: duckln
Go here: http://www.jamestraficant.com/speech.htm and thoroughly enjoy yourself.
 
Here's another fave, not as hot-button, just hilarious:
CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT BIRTH OF CHRIST
December 12, 2001

Mr. Speaker, the school prayer issue is out of control, literally. Students in Pennsylvania were prohibited from handing out Christmas cards. Reports say students in Minnesota were disciplined for having said merry Christmas. Now if that is not enough to find coal in your athletic supporter, check this out: A school board in Georgia removed the word ``Christmas'' from their school calendar because the ACLU threatened to sue. Beam me up. If this is religious freedom, I am a fashion model for GQ.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the fact that Christmas is not about a jolly old fat man. Christmas is about the birth of Christ.


75 posted on 08/08/2002 11:27:29 AM PDT by AnnaZ
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To: duckln
Hmmm..... I can see NO IMPROVEMENT in the poll stats since I left. In fact the YES vote percentage actually dropped a bit since I was online. Here are the latest stats. Just a few more YES votes puts it in the MAJORITY:

Yes 48.29 % (438)

No 51.71 % (469)

Total Votes: 907

So click your Mouse and vote HERE.

76 posted on 08/08/2002 11:39:55 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: duckln
Less than 30 more YES votes puts it over the top. Vote HERE.
77 posted on 08/08/2002 11:46:59 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: AnnaZ
Now only 27 more votes needed. Just 27 votes.

Vote HERE.

78 posted on 08/08/2002 11:53:58 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: AnnaZ
YES votes DROPPING. Now 29 votes behind.

Vote HERE.

79 posted on 08/08/2002 11:57:05 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: TexanaRED
Improving a bit. Now the YES votes are within just 23 votes of a majority.

Vote HERE.

80 posted on 08/08/2002 12:08:46 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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