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Don Young

By R.K. Rice

 

July 05, 2014
Saturday PM


So, the penalty for illegal use of campaign funds, and accepting illegal “gifts”, (bribes) is the unbelievably harsh penalty, of having to pay back the amount that was received. Apparently the fox is guarding the henhouse.

It would be really nice to have representatives who looked out for the peoples' interests, as well as their own.

Throw the bums out!

R.K. Rice
Ketchikan, Alaska

 

Received July 01, 2014 - Published July 05, 2014

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