Post from Eric Vessels's Blog:
Representative Taylor Investigation Taken To Prosecutor
Today, we formally requested an investigation into whether or not State Representative Mary Taylor is guilty of violating the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C 1951). The Hobbes Act makes it illegal for a public official to promise an official action in exchange for a campaign contribution or personal benefit. Given the report in the Akron Beacon Journal recently, there is question as to whether or not this was going on after a letter Representative Taylor sent to colleagues requesting support for demands of large Republican donors. In addition, Taylor's husband stood to gain as his Welty Building Company had signed a letter of understanding in July of 2004.

The issue here is twofold. Representative Taylor both appears to have been appeasing big donors as well as family interests through her actions as a public servant. You begin to ask yourself how deep it is and when will it stop!?

A copy of our request, her letter, the letter of understanding, and relevant press articles are including in the following pdf file:

Call for Taylor Investigation (pdf 7MB)

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Bad Company
By Daily Outrage Oct 27th 2006 at 3:04 pm EDT
In addition to brazenly putting her pay-to-play comments in writing, Taylor tapped ex-state Treasurer Joe Deters to be her campaign chairman. Dirty Joe, as he's known, had three of his top political allies (including his chief of staff) plead guilty in yet another pay-to-play scheme that involved public money.

One measure of a woman is the company she keeps and Taylor's company proves she's not fit to watch the books.

End the corruption tax now.
  
Taylor doesn't get it
By Daily Outrage Oct 27th 2006 at 7:08 pm EDT
Her campaign told the PD this about the pay to play letter:

"The letter was for program funding and the other was private capital funding. They are not related at all. They're grasping at straws here."

They are related. If the program received no state money there would be no need for a building to house the program. So when Rep. Taylor tried to get the funding restored, she was indirectly helping her husband's business.
Re: Taylor doesn't get it
By Carol Cogitating Nov 1st 2006 at 10:18 pm EST
"Grasping at Straws"? I'd say more like Taylor's camp is "in a state of denial". Let me put this in words that perhaps the Taylor camp may understand. Need money for project from legislature so that project will go forward and husband gets his money. NOW do you get it?
  



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