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Traitors, All Of Them! (Original Post) kpete Sep 2013 OP
Wonder when the 1% will figure out that Republicans are a bad investment? n/t gordianot Sep 2013 #1
I saw a post on here, of their Demands... or they would shut down the Government. yuiyoshida Sep 2013 #2
I agree gopiscrap Sep 2013 #3

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)
2. I saw a post on here, of their Demands... or they would shut down the Government.
Sat Sep 28, 2013, 09:44 PM
Sep 2013

Isn't this Extortion? Isn't Extortion illegal?

ex·tor·tion
ikˈstôrSHən/
noun
noun: extortion;?plural noun: extortions

1.
the practice of obtaining something, esp. money, through force or threats.


LIST OF DEMANDS:
A one-year delay of Obamacare.
Blocking Net Neutrality regulations.
Approving the Keystone Pipeline.
Blocking the EPA from regulating ash waste from coal-fired power plants.
Subjecting funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to annual Congressional appropriation.


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