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Offline CC27

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Extortion?
« on: December 06, 2010, 12:25:34 PM »
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Extortion?
   
Once you agree with the extortionist, he owns you. He will not stop. Things will not get better. They will get worse. You have to stand up to these criminals. Or you will pay a much higher price in the future. We should have separated the unemployment benefits from the taxcuts and fought like hell every day until we got help for these people. It would have been a PR nightmare for the Republicans.

But it appears the Democrats are about to submit to the requests of the extortionists. We are paying a deep price for this decision.

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Re: Extortion?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2010, 12:28:47 PM »
Who's extorting from whom, DUmmies?
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Re: Extortion?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2010, 12:29:14 PM »
DUmmie Fail.  Politics have always been about negotiations.  Blackmail is what the left has done to corporations.

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Re: Extortion?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2010, 01:13:51 PM »
Predictable typical liberal projection. Nobody ever lost a nickel betting with it.
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Re: Extortion?
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2010, 05:41:53 PM »
To: Dummies

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RE: Extortion

Dear DUmmies

Extortion is such an ugly word,we prefer the term Blacmail. That is all.

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Re: Extortion?
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2010, 06:01:38 AM »
Extortion is a great word for it. I'm expecting my 2010 extortion forms in 3 weeks or so.
All I can say is I'm glad they give me until mid April to pay the blackmailers.

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Re: Extortion?
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2010, 06:41:11 AM »
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The use, or the express or implicit threat of the use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to person, reputation, or property as a means to obtain property from someone else with his consent. USC 18

The Hobbs Act defines "extortion" as "the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right." 18 U.S.C. S 1951(b)(2).

The Hobbs Act defines "extortion" as "the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right." 18 U.S.C. S 1951(b)(2).

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