Posted on 03/13/2012 2:36:22 PM PDT by Proud2BeRight
"March 13, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- State Rep. Derrick Smith is just in his first year of office, but federal authorities on Tuesday afternoon said the Chicago democrat had already learned Illinois' notorious pay-to-play.
Smith was arrested Tuesday on a federal bribery charge after allegedly accepting a $7,000 cash bribe in exchange for an official letter of support for a daycare center that he believed was seeking a state grant. "I don't want no trace of it," Smith allegedly said of the bribe money he demanded in cash. He is a college graduate with a master's degree from DePaul University."
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Too late....I’m all wee wee’d up!
One of Holder’s People, and one who is firmly entrenched in Chicago-style politics.
I have a better way to deter it. Make the first offense carry a mandatory 25 year prison sentence. Make the second offense a Capital crime with the method of execution being hung.
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I’M GAME FOR THAT, TOO!!!
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