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James Traficant: “if you are arrested for mass murder and the FBI has videotapes of your mass murder and the FBI has 100 nuns as…”

On the recordJanuary 20, 1995
if you are arrested for mass murder and the FBI has videotapes of your mass murder and the FBI has 100 nuns as eyewitnesses and the FBI has the Mormon Tabernacle Choir as eyewitnesses and the FBI has the Waltons and Mr. Rogers as eyewitnesses and they said you killed 100 people, you are innocent until proven guilty. But if you and your grandma and your grandpa go to court on a tax difference of $5,000, they have to prove they are innocent because they are guilty under the laws of this country. Unbelievable. H.R. 390 that the Republicans helped last year will change that. If it is good enough for the Son of Sam, it is good enough for mom and dad. And let me say this, John, more Americans support H.R. 390 than any other bill before the Congress. I am asking for your help to cosponsor H.R. 390. If it is good enough for the Son of Sam, it is good enough for grandma and grandpa. Think about it.
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James Traficant
Ohio
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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of H.R. 390 on the presumption of innocence in tax cases.

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