Hammer Tom DeLay: A Message from Howard Dean
Representative
Tom DeLay of Texas needs to be stopped. He is at the center of a
machine that launders corporate influence in our political process. And
now his machine is at the center of investigations by a grand jury in
Texas and the House Ethics Committee in Washington into ethics
violations and criminal activity.
But the DeLay racket reaches even into the Ethics Committee itself. We must act now to make sure the job gets done right.
The
House Ethics Committee must appoint an outside counsel to lead the
investigation. Add your name to the call for accountability:
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/stoptomdelay
Four
of the five Republicans on the House Ethics Committee, which will
review the charges against DeLay next month, have received over $35,000
from an arm of the DeLay operation. They are in no position to conduct an independent investigation.
The
examination of Tom DeLay's political money machine should be free from
the influence of that machine. That can only happen with an
independent, outside counsel leading the probe.
We will
deliver your petition to the House Ethics Committee. And we will take
your messages to Texas to give DeLay's constituents your thoughts about
the man they will have the chance to vote out of office in November.
Sign the petition now:
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/stoptomdelay
The
charges against DeLay filed in the Ethics Committee include trading
favors for contributions, laundering illegal corporate contributions to
influence Texas legislative races, and improperly directing the
Department of Homeland Security to conduct a political witch hunt
against Texas Democrats.
Tom
DeLay has done more than any other person to construct a system where
our representatives sell the privilege of writing legislation to the
highest bidder. His contempt for his opponents and win-at-all-costs
approach pollute our political life – and may have broken the law.
Join the call for a proper investigation of Tom DeLay.
Please
forward this message to your friends and spread the word – we are tired
of business as usual and we demand a real investigation into the man
who has been called the “chief enforcer of company contributions to
Republicans.”
Thank you.
Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
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