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James Traficant: Jeffrey Dahmer, the mass murderer, was recently asked if he felt any different now as far as his behavior with the…

On the recordMarch 17, 1994
Jeffrey Dahmer, the mass murderer, was recently asked if he felt any different now as far as his behavior with the victims that he had executed. And Jeffrey Dahmer says, ``I don't have to answer any questions.'' When he was pressed further, Jeffrey Dahmer says, ``Look, there is a Constitution, and I have rights too.'' I have rights too, Congress? Jeffrey Dahmer has constitutional rights, but a taxpayer accused of simple fraud is guilty and has to prove themselves innocent. No wonder the American people are sick and tired and fed up with the Congress that protects and guarantees the rights of Jeffrey Dahmers but turns its back on their own taxpayers who keep this guy Dahmer well fed in jail. Beam me up, Congress. Sign discharge petition No. 12. The Constitution says you are innocent until proven guilty, and I think taxpayers, the last I heard, were American citizens.

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Criticizing the disparity in legal protections for criminals versus taxpayers.

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