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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Attitude test?

What the heck is the US justice system - Cool Hand Tom vs. Judge Ratched?


10 posted on 01/12/2011 5:27:42 AM PST by Stosh
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To: Stosh; 6SJ7; rockinqsranch
They also wanted payback for Jim Wright, elected to Congress in 1954 from Texas's 12th congressional district; 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives - January 6, 1987 – June 6, 1989.

"Wright became the target of an inquiry by the House Ethics Committee. Their report in early 1989 implied that he had used bulk purchases of his book, Reflections of a Public Man, to earn speaking fees in excess of the allowed maximum, and that his wife, Betty, was given a job and perks to avoid the limit on gifts. Faced with an increasing loss of effectiveness, he resigned as Speaker on May 31, 1989, effective upon the selection of a successor. On June 6, the Democratic Caucus brought his Speakership to an end by selecting his replacement, Tom Foley of Washington, and on June 30 he resigned his seat in Congress." Source

13 posted on 01/12/2011 6:11:45 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife (Allhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122429/posts)
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