From MoveOn.org

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Senate Republicans Hack Democratic Computer Files

Dear whomod,

Sometimes we come across a news story so shocking that it serves to remind us that Bush's Republicans will cross any line in their pursuit of full control over the government.

You have already heard how President Bush bypassed the Senate confirmation process and appointed Charles Pickering -- who authored the GOP anti-abortion plank and argued for lenience for a convicted cross-burner -- to a lifetime seat on the federal bench just hours after laying a wreath at the grave of Martin Luther King, Jr.

But they're not done.

This week, the Boston Globe reported that Republican staffers on the Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly accessed computer files belonging to Democratic members over the course of the year, stealing strategic memos and leaking them to conservative media outlets.

Republicans immediately jumped on the defensive, blaming the computer glitch that allowed them to access the files. That's like a burglar blaming an unlocked door when he robs your house! You couldn't make up a better story to demonstrate the excesses and lengths that they'll go to in pursuit of their agenda. Their tactics illustrate their willful abuse of democratic rules as they attempt to pack our courts with right-wing extremists.

They will do anything to increase their power through President Bush's right-wing extremist judicial nominees -- even illegal and unethical computer hacking.





http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/01/22/infiltration_of_files_seen_as_extensive?mode=PF

Watergate anyone??

OOOOOHH But no, "liberals" unreasonably "hate" the Republicans.

It's pretty apparent to any fool that the exreme right wing of the Republican Party is at war with any opposition to their vision of 1 party rule. And it shows what i've been saying about some people thinking the ends justify the means. No matter how much it slaps in the face, democracy itself. I now know I can't wait for electronic voting machines!

The new Right, same as the old.

Last edited by whomod; 2004-01-25 9:56 AM.