Quake3World

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:31 pm**

Seriously. Texas Republicans avoid prosecution by promising to stop breaking the law.

http://www.statesman.com/metrostate/con ... aN%60NUObN[UbTTUWUXUTUZTZUaUWUcUVUZU\UcUcTYWVVZV&urcm=y

Although party officials denied criminal wrongdoing, they signed an agreement with Travis County Attorney David Escamilla as he was preparing to present to a Travis County grand jury the results of his 18-month investigation into the GOP's 2002 campaign activities.

Escamilla's investigation, which is similar to one pursued by Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay and the Texas Association of Business, will be put on hold through March 31, 2007. In return, the Republican Party of Texas agreed to stop using corporate money to pay for political consulting, voter registration, get-out-the-vote efforts or advertising that mentions candidates

So let me get this straight. The Republicans, simultaneously, said they never broke the law, and out of the other side of their mouth, told the judge they would not do it again. So the judge agreed to postpone prosecution until AFTER CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.

Is that really what happened here, or am I misunderstanding the whole thing?

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:38 pm**

those damn Democrat judges

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:15 pm**

they said what they did wasn't illegal, but agreed to not do it in the next election cycle. in other words, yes.

Posted: **Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:34 pm**

But how can they be asked not to do it if it isn't illegal?

Aside from the fact that it obviously is illegal according to Texas election law...

Quake3World

Who else could get away with this shit?

Who else could get away with this shit?