====== FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ======
America First Party
1630 A 30th Street #111
Boulder, Colorado 80301
http://www.AmericaFirstParty.org
Wednesday, 24 July 2002
PEOPLE'S HOUSE BETRAYS THE PEOPLE
Boulder, CO - The newly formed America First Party,
America's fastest growing political party, this evening
looks upon Congress with sadness and dismay as the members
of the House of Representatives voted to strip Ohio's 17th
Congressional District of representation, by expelling
James A Traficant, Jr.
Interim National Party Chair Dan Charles said, "Unlike
previous expulsions, the House acted without any direct
evidence of guilt, as Mr. Traficant continued to proclaim
his innocence. They ignored the claims made by several
jury members that Mr. Traficant would not have been
convicted had they been permitted by the judge to see the
evidence he was allowed to present to the Ethics Committee.
It is a travesty that Congress would act solely on the
basis of such a flawed record."
Interim National Party Secretary John Pittman Hey said,
"With this vote, the House places its stamp of approval on
witness tampering, bribery, and extortion of perjured
testimony by the Government. They ratified a show trial
run by a dishonest judge. They said it is okay to silence
witnesses, pollute jury pools, and strip the accused of his
sacred right to present a complete defense to the charges
against him. James Traficant is a symbol of hope, because
he tells it like it is. He stands up for the American
people against the establishment, he cannot be cowed, and
he never backs down. And for all that tonight he was
crucified."
Mr. Charles added, "When James Traficant declared that he
loved his country but hated the government, he spoke for
millions of his fellow countrymen. All across America,
honest, hard-working citizens are intimidated by our
Government, abused by the IRS, roughed up by federal
airport security, treated with contempt by bureaucrats,
oppressed by the regulators, and sold down the river by
politicians bought and paid for by special interests and
foreign money."
Mr. Charles continued, "Tonight, the House of
Representatives has placed this nation on notice, that it's
Democrat and Republican members are true enemies of justice
and freedom. We deplore the actions of the House this
evening, for they reek of shame and cowardice."
"Now, more than ever, America needs a clean sweep in
government if our liberty is to be restored and our
nation's ideals upheld. The America First Party is
committed to making the sacrifices and doing the hard work
necessary to drive the last corrupt politician from the
halls of Congress and restore to it honor and integrity
once more," said Mr. Charles.
Mr. Charles concluded, "We look forward to Mr. Traficant's
address at our Founding Convention in Orlando next month.
He has stood by America and the American worker, and we
will stand by him. Thankfully, come November, Ohio's
citizens will have the opportunity to undo this travesty."
Contacts:
Dan Charles, Interim Chair/Treasurer, 1-866-SOS-USA1, ext. 4
Romelle Winters, Press Secretary, 1-866-SOS-USA1, ext. 2
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