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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
If I’m not mistaken, RICO is designed to move fast in order to throw a net over mobsters. But yes, if this report is correct, there would be a knee jerk temptation to ‘new tone’ this ‘close to the vest’ into the ‘sweet by and by’.

While that is the general pblic perception, only about 25-30% of RICO prosecutions involve what is traditionally called "organized crime". It was also specifically designed to go after corruption in government, including law enforcement agencies and courts amongst other organizations.

253 posted on 10/09/2008 3:45:44 AM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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But while RICO is designed to move quickly, I imagine that Bush could meddle for the sake of the ‘new tone’, right?


257 posted on 10/09/2008 3:50:49 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (BO [my plane stinks] Change is BS Change. Ayers+Raines+ACORN=RICO)
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