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Thread #84906 Message #1572745
Posted By: GUEST,rarelamb
30-Sep-05 - 11:02 AM
Thread Name: BS: Halliburton owns the U.S. government
Subject: RE: BS: Halliburton owns the U.S. government
Ha! Inconceivable :)
Well i've tried. I think we are at an impass.
For my part, I have :
1 Proven that no matter what happens to Hali, Cheney will neither lose money nor make money.
2 Without consideration there is no conflict of interest.
No one has proven 1 wrong.
For the oppositon has:
1. Been unable to prove that Cheney benefits when Hali makes money
2. puts forward the arguement that when Cheney leaves office, he will then get his benefits by getting a plum job with Hali. Therefore any legislation that helps oil companies today will be proof of a conflict of interest if he works for them in the future.
Let me first say that, 'Minority Report' was only a movie. It is absurd in the least to be crucifying a guy for what you think he might do in the future.
Second, by your standard every single congressman, senator, president and vice-president would have to recuse themselves from every piece of legislation that deals with any potential field they may enter after elected office.
Conspiracies are a poor substitute for logic and empiricism.