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  • 11th commandment repealed

    09/25/2005 8:29:32 PM PDT · by Anthem · 11 replies · 652+ views
    Seattle Times ^ | September 25, 2005 | David Postman
    YAKIMA — State Republicans have decided that 10 commandments are enough. The Republicans' 11th commandment — Thou shall not speak ill of other Republicans — was repealed at a weekend meeting of the party's executive committee. The Reagan-era rule was supposed to ensure a sort of Marquess of Queensberry rules for Republicans running against each other in primary elections. A campaign attack against a fellow Republican was punishable by a $5,000 fine and the loss of any support from the party. It has been used to stop Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan from speaking at a state GOP convention, and...