Senator Ted Stevens, may have been found with his hand in the cookie jar

July 30th of 2007 will be remembered by Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens for some time. On that day the FBI and the IRS entered the Senator's home in Girdwood, Alaska. They were looking for proof that his home was remodeled back in 2000 as a gift by a company named, VECO. This company manages and builds pipelines, and other oil related infrastructure. The founder of the company, Bill Allen, has plead guilty to bribery, extortion, and conspiracy to impede the IRS.

This is relevant to censorship because Senator Stevens has been a big supporter of TV, radio, and satellite radio censorship. If he is found guilty of accepting bribes, then what has he accepted to support censorship. The NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) has been trying to push congress towards not allowing the merger of XM and Sirius satellite radio, because this would mean that the competition would have an advantage over so-called "Free Radio". This merger is taking the longest time to review in the history of mergers. I wonder if his hands are dirty in terms of brides for this merger. I will search through the Senator's voting history and let you know what I found to support my opinion of this Senator. I will be damned before I let some 83 year old man tell me what I can watch, listen to, and do in my own house. The people have a choice; even President Bush said so when the indecency issues were raised because of Janet Jackson's nip-slip. (Which were covered by the way).

According to congressional records the Senator voted for an amendment being cited as "Congressional Pension Accountability Act". This amendment will deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses. If he is convicted of bribery, then he can be denied his retirement benefits. I feel that this is a good idea. Why should we pay for the retirement of someone who has lied to the public, and made choices that benefit him through bribes.

UPDATED - Pete Kott is a former Alaskan state legislator, and he was on trial for using his legislative muscle for bribes, a job with VECO Corp. (oil services company mentioned above), and $9000. He was found guilty last week. Ted Stevens is looking more guilty. There is audio recordings of the testimony of Bill Allen of VECO Corp. I will listen to the audio, and break down what is relevant to this article.

Source: adn.com | Pete Kott

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