Jury Convicts ex-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in Money Laundering Trial

[tabatha]

http://www.vosizneias.com/69599/2010/11/24/jury-in-texas-convicts-ex-house-majority-leader-tom-delay-in-money-laundering-trial/

Austin, TX - A Texas jury has convicted former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.The verdict was read in an Austin courtroom. It came after 29 hours of deliberations.

DeLay is charged with money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He faces up to life in prison.

Prosecutors claim the former Houston-area congressman helped illegally funnel $190,000 in corporate campaign donations to Texas legislative races in 2002 in a move that ultimately helped send more Republicans to Congress. DeLay has long denied any wrongdoing.

Jurors began deliberating Monday.

[Graybeard]

1. Now throw his slimy ass in prison.

You said it yourself Tom,

"Don't mess with Texas."

[Fleshdancer]

YES!!!!!

Just turned on the local news and heard the most beautiful three words I've ever heard from my TV: Tom Delay Convicted.

:woohoo:

[Kennah]

8. Second Most Beautiful Three Words

Most beautiful three words would be: Dubya, Cheney Guilty

[Hawkeye-X]

2. Life in prison, without any possibility of parole, please.

And revoke his rights to vote, permanently.

Restitution: $1 billion to the Democratic Party, all monies transferred from the RNC account to it, with a big fat overdrawn account that the banks are willing to charge through the nose for....

Hawkeye-X

[catrose]

11. and ungerrymander Texas

so maybe I can get a representative in congress someday instead of a republican.

[suffragette]

3. Guilty, guilty, guilty

K&R

[NoPasaran]

4. Happy to K and R!

:toast:

[City Lights]

5. Made my day!

Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Enjoy your stay in the Big House, Tommy Boy!

:bounce:

:toast:

:woohoo:

[Brother Buzz]

6. Time for the the frog march

[pgodbold]

7. Superlatives fail me. nt

[Zen Democrat]

9. I have a problem with the way that's worded ...

After saying that a Texas jury convicted DeLay of money laundering and conspiracy to launder money ... CONVICTED him, the next item is that "Delay is charged ...", no, DeLay is convicted. That's followed by "Prosecutors claim ... " when it should be stated that, "The jury agreed, or the jury found. Not "prosecutors claim."

Tom DeLay is a convicted felon, and not because of what any entity charged or claimed, but because a jury of his peers found him guilty of money-laundering and conspiracy.

[femrap]

10. I did a little dance

when I heard this news! Made my Thanksgiving much, much happier!

[Canuckistanian]

12. The Bugman is squashed

And if he moves, squash him again.

[Swamp Rat]

13. Eat cockroach dung you miserable bastard!

:woohoo:

[tabatha]

14. perfect !