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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-10 10:14 PM
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"No man is above the law!"
And that includes you too Delay! I hope Clinton is laughing his ass off.

Remember what Tom Delay said before the Judiciary Committee to commend a formal impeachment inquiry:


"I believe that this nation sits at a crossroads. One direction points to the higher road of the rule of law. Sometimes hard, sometimes unpleasant, this path relies on truth, justice and the rigorous application of the principle that no man is above the law.

Now, the other road is the path of least resistance. This is where we start making exceptions to our laws based on poll numbers and spin control. This is when we pitch the law completely overboard when the mood fits us, when we ignore the facts in order to cover up the truth.

Shall we follow the rule of law and do our constitutional duty no matter unpleasant, or shall we follow the path of least resistance, close our eyes to the potential lawbreaking, forgive and forget, move on and tear an unfixable hole in our legal system? No man is above the law, and no man is below the law. That's the principle that we all hold very dear in this country.

The president has many responsibilities and many privileges. His chief responsibility is to uphold the laws of this land. He does not have the privilege to break the law. . . "


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/text100998.htm

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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-10 10:37 PM
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1. ironically ironic.
Merry Christmas Mr. Delay.
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Frustratedlady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-10 11:04 PM
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2. Ouch! That will come back to bite him in the butt.
I wonder if Keith or Rachel remember that quote? Hmmmmm!
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-10 11:04 PM
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3. That's the phrase I was searchng my memory for
Hey Tom Delay how is that "RULE OF LAW" working out for ya?
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Crusader Rabbit Donating Member (21 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-10 12:56 AM
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4. The law exempts certain big shots but not the rest of us?????
Hey don't forget Boner, the new speaker of the house. He gets to bypass airport security. Does the law not apply to him? Why?
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Amonester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-25-10 01:21 AM
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5. The law does not apply to the "politically connected" obviously.
One or two of them R even bragging about approving torture "techniques" in books they sell in order to make more millions than they already have, and nobody is doing anything.

As for that delay mofo, nothing will really be done to him too, probably (as usual).
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