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05 June 2007

House Dems question gang bill

House Democrats are mixed on whether to support a comprehensive gang bill expected to come up today. The bill places gang activity under the state grand jury system.

Democrats say they have several concerns about the legislation, which was crafted after a full-scale study last summer.

"It opens up a lot of potential for abuse," said Rep. Joe Neal, D-Richland, who opposes the bill, S.141, because it establishes gang lists he said could be misused by law enforcement.

Democrats plan several amendments today, but even those may not satisfy all their concerns, Neal said.

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these democRATS are against anything that will help or support the present administration even go so far as to hurt this country. most of your democRATS today are commies right out of the red handbook and so are there conspiritors in the news media.wake up america we are being sold out every day by these agents from mother russia and hillary and her flunkie are leading the parade.

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