[NV Greens] Fwd: Rep. Gibbons's record on Tom DeLay

Fri May 13 00:20:45 PDT 2005

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>	Rep. Jim Gibbons's Connections	to Tom DeLay
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>Accepted $3,602
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>Voted	 92.28%
>	of the time with DeLay
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>	<http://www.moveonpac.org/delay/?id=5502-1199302-u.5.NHz2_5dJIOVAPLYRyQ&t=4>
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>Tell Rep. Gibbons,
>		"Fire Tom DeLay!"
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>Data in the "Report Card" was compiled by Public Campaign Action 
>Fund for its DeLay Rankings at http://www.InDeLaysPocket.com
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>Dear MoveOn member,
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>A month ago it looked like the scandals surrounding Republican 
>Majority Leader Rep. Tom DeLay couldn't get any worse. Newspapers 
>were breaking new stories every week about lobbyist-paid golf trips, 
>the $500,000 paid from DeLay's political coffers to his family, and 
>back-room deals DeLay was cutting to save his hide.
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>Then, it got worse.
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>The latest scandal connects DeLay to sweatshops in the Mariana 
>Islands making apparel with "Made in the USA" labeling while 
>avoiding U.S. labor laws - exploiting Chinese immigrant labor. But a 
>growing number of Republicans are going mute on DeLay's ethical 
>abuses. They're afraid of far-right organizations - who are staunch 
>DeLay supporters - and of retribution from DeLay himself.
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>The thing that will push Tom DeLay out of his leadership role is a 
>public outcry and pressure on the Republicans who gave him that 
>office. That's where you come in. In a few weeks, we're going to 
>organize events across the nation to deliver our petition to fire 
>Tom DeLay to the Republicans who still back him - either Republicans 
>in Congress or the local Republican Party.
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>Take a moment to sign it now - the more signatures we can deliver 
>Rep. Gibbons, the more likely he is to think twice about DeLay's 
>leadership.
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>The tangled web of backslapping relationships between DeLay, other 
>Republicans, and lobbyists needs to be exposed to the light. So 
>we've taken the best information out there on the connections 
>between Republican members of Congress and Rep. Tom DeLay and we're 
>sending it to you as your own personal "Report Card on Rep. Gibbons" 
>(see right).
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>After you read the report card please sign our petition and forward 
>this e-mail to your friends, family and colleagues. This is exactly 
>the sort of detailed information they're looking for and will find 
>useful.
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>So far, nearly 300,000 of us have signed a petition to Congress 
>urging them to fire Tom DeLay as Majority Leader. We want to collect 
>at least 500,000 petition signatures before the beginning of June 
>when Congress returns home for a week.
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>During the first week in June MoveOn members will deliver the 
>petition to Republican members of Congress while they're home. If 
>you live in a Democratic district, we will deliver the petition to 
>the local Republican Party headquarters. You can volunteer to get 
>involved in the petition delivery when you sign the petition.
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>Please take the time now to sign our petition urging Congress to 
>fire Tom DeLay as majority leader.
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>We need to turn the heat up on representatives about their 
>association with DeLay. As absurd as it sounds, many Republicans are 
>actually gathering later this week at a banquet to honor DeLay. Rep. 
>Gibbons might be one of them.
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>Among his offenses, Tom Delay:
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>Accepted trips from corporations and later helped kill legislation 
>they opposed
>Accepted trips from the lobbyist for a foreign government in 
>violation of House rules
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>Paid family members more than $500,000 out of campaign contributions
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>Helped sweatshops in the Mariana Islands at the behest of a lobbyist.
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>Promised a role in drafting legislation to a corporate donor
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>Tried to coerce a Congressman for a vote on Medicare
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>Allegedly used corporate money given to his PAC to finance Texas 
>campaigns in violation of state law
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>Used Homeland Security resources in a dispute with Democrats in Texas
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>Diverted funds from a children's charity for lavish celebrations at 
>the Republican convention
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>Threatened retaliation against interest groups that don't support Republicans
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>Stacked the House Ethics Committee with representatives who have 
>contributed to his legal defense fund
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>Crippled the effectiveness of the House Ethics Committee by purging 
>members who had rebuked him
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>Pushed for a rules change for the House Ethics process that 
>paralyzed the panel
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>Sought a rule change that would have no longer "required leaders to 
>step aside temporarily if indicted"
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>(See postscript below for a link to citations.)
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>As Majority Leader, DeLay is the second-ranking leader in the House 
>of Representatives. He is responsible for developing the Republican 
>issue agenda and sets the legislative schedule by selecting which 
>bills the House will consider.
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>The ranks of government contractors and lobbyists who depend on this 
>legislative authority have slathered DeLay, his cronies and related 
>organizations with millions of dollars.
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>Please sign our petition today urging Congress to fire Tom Delay!
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>Thanks for all you do.
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>-Tom, Wes, Adam, Laura and the MoveOn PAC Team
>   Wednesday, May 11th, 2005
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>P.S. Here is a link to the brief that we used to document DeLay's 
>abuses. It includes links to news reports with the specific 
>background on each of the assertions we make above. "DeLay's Dirty 
>Dozen" from the American Progress Action Fund
><http://thinkprogress.org/index.php?p=430>http://thinkprogress.org/index.php?p=430
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>P.P.S. Our work in this campaign is inspired by a number of 
>organizations who have taken the lead.
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>One of the best resources for information on the Tom DeLay scandals 
>and how other members of Congress are connected to it is the 
>Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee run by Rep. Rahm 
>Emmanuel of Illinois. Visit 
><http://www.houseofscandal.org>http://www.houseofscandal.org and 
>join their e-mail list for alerts on how to clean up Congress.
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>Check out the DeLay Rankings from the Public Campaign Action Fund.
><http://www.indelayspocket.com/>http://www.indelayspocket.com/
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>Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington drafted the 
>ethics complaint against DeLay, who then tried to have them held in 
>contempt of Congress.
><http://www.citizensforethics.org/>http://www.citizensforethics.org/
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Paul Etxeberri

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