[toupsie]

I heard it on the radio and couldn't believe it. Rep. Shays let the cat out of the bag. Wow! He has put himself in a world of political hurt now.

If he is a true servant of his constituents and to the American public it is his duty to make public the names of each and everyone of the Congressmen and Senators that have made deals with evil corporations that influenced their vote. This is a crime Rep. Shays is alleging. If he withholds that information, he is guilty of conspiracy to cover up the crime of selling legislative votes.

Rep. Shays needs to either recant his statement in a press release or turn over the names of these legislators over to the FBI or the Congressional Ethics committees so this serious crime can be investigated.

[leprechaun9]

John Mc Lame stated on the floor of the U.S. Senate that he had been corrupted by the system. He also said that there were several others, but when Sen. Mc Connell challenged him to name them, his yellow streak showed. So much for honesty and integrity!

[airborne]

Shay: "I knows lotsa congresscritters who be breakin' the camPAIN laws rite now, but if'n y'all let's us have dis here new camPAIN law, I kin promise we'll stop all our misbehavin' an' be good li'l critters, from now on. HONEST WE WILL!!"

Sheeple: O K < : )

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

BUMPS

[Youre freakin me out]

This is a system that corrupts everyone it touches - even me....

If I'm not mistaken, didn't McCain say the same thing almost verbatim a couple years back? I've never heard a democrat make a similar admission, so there must be some difference (between RINOs and rats).

[Quicksilver]

SHAYS: But what I do believe is that we are involved in a very corrupting system.

Tell me, Shays, how do you cleanse a corrupting system enough to prevent admittedly corrupt people, such as yourself, from doing corrupt things? Maybe it would be much simpler to replace the corrupt people with honest people--starting with you?

[DManA]

Aren't there rules in Congress that if a member knows about corruption he should report it? Rules aside, don't we all have a moral obligation to do something about corruption if whe know about it?

[backhoe]

Silence, America!:

Silence, America!: for Silence, America!. 

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A further Mini-Editorial!

Folks, these clowns, corrupters, and frauds in Congress are trying to silence YOU!

Wake up, dammit!

Rush and Hannity and all the hosts in the world can inveigh against this garbage day and night, but unless you actually do something about it, it will not matter one tiny iota!

Now is the time! If not now, when? When they arrest your wife or kids for "improper speech?"

Get off your butts and send some emails and faxes. Write letters, especially letters to editors.

Call talk shows- the local ones are easy to get on and reach a lot more people than you may realize.

This- right here, this "issue"- is where the rubber meets the road...

There are over 70,000 members here, and I know each of you knows at least two or three more people you can tell about this-- so do it! Now!

And tell them to tell 2 more people, and tell them to "pass this on to 2 more..."

The right to speak freely is as fundamental to a free society as the right to defend yourself against unprovoked attack. This is a frontal assault on your liberty and the freedom of your children and spouse.

It's time to move out, folks- march, or die....

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Here's a Note to Activists:

Want to do something? Go here:

Ignorance Making You Ill? Cure It!

for links, tools, & instructions about how to contact a pile of different people, and how to send a link to this story right here ( or anywhere else ) to a "mass email" using Outlook Express.

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I say again, people- it's time to speak up- or be forever silenced!

[PGalt]

Let's pass new CFR laws? Since when did laws stop criminals? They aren't corrupt. They are criminals. There is not a law enforcement agency that can stand up to these particular criminals.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

He is right about the corruption - he let the cat out of the bag, however, and his "colleagues" won't soon let him forget it.

But nothing in the CFR measure will stop the corruption which he has acknowledged!!!!! The Enron Execs can still give tens of thousands of dollars - they can just give it in hard money - to the Democratic party or to state candidates.

This bill does NOT stop the corruption - it enhances the CORRUPT LIBERAL MEDIA!

[BJungNan]

What is the big surprise. Of course they are all corrupt. If you acted the way that they do in your private business or employment you would be thrown in jail - and if you were big enough, brought before a Congressional hearing.

Again, what is the surprise? You take money from people that are trying to influence your actions, you are corrupt.

[jokar]

Bump for later read.

[linn37]

more proof that Shays is an idiot

[Pegita]

I, too, heard the conversations with Shays/Hannity ... and I was spitting nails. To add to the mix, Shays definitely stated that he does NOT equate money with speech. I posted my thoughts in an email to the Congressman ... email was rejected.

Sorta gives me the picture of Congress building walls around itself to keep out the citizenry ... a bit of corruption on the inside, with the defenders of the Consititution on the outside. I surely do want to see those walls come tumbling down!!

Pegita