The case against Tom DeLay

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<snip> As Republicans gained power in Washington during the 1990s, Tom DeLay put into place an initiative called the K Street Project. The stated goal of the project was to replace many Democrats in lobbying firms with Republicans. He achieved this goal by coercion, including punishing groups who didn't comply by blocking legislation that would benefit those groups from coming to the floor. His project has been wildly successful.

The second event was the unprecedented mid-decade redistricting of congressional districts in his home state of Texas. The redistricting, engineered by DeLay, created more Republican majority districts while at the same time forcing Democratic voting strength into a smaller number of districts. This ensured that the Republicans would gain seats without much trouble on election day.

Now you may wonder, with the exception of threats to judges, isn't this just a continuation of politics as usual? I must answer, sadly, no.

In addition to the aforementioned, DeLay has an overabundance of other problems. <examples follow>

http://www.gulflive.com/opinion/mississippipress/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1114164938118550.xml

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1. The Albatross takes flight: Quotes inside.

"We will show you what good behavior means."

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