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“People who have more money should be free to buy more cars, more homes, more vacations, and more gizmos than the rest of us. They should not be able to buy more democracy." -Bill Moyers |
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For Release: March 2, 2006
Watchdog Urges Court to Sentence Cunningham to Maximum Ten Years The clear, conscious corruption of his public office for personal financial gain by former Congressman Duke Cunningham merits the maximum ten years at his March 3 sentencing hearing, according to campaign watchdog TheRestofUs.org. "At a time when Americans needed to believe in their government and its ability to protect them, Duke Cunningham chose to auction off the defense budget of the United States to personally enrich himself," said Ned Wigglesworth, analyst for TheRestofus.org. "The cold and calculated corruption of his office can only serve to bolster the cynicism and mistrust most Americans feel towards their government and fortify our overwhelming sense that our government is for sale." TheRestofUs.org also called on any and all elected officials, political parties, or other committees who received campaign contributions from Cunningham, his conspirator Mitch Wade, or alleged conspirators Brent Wilkes, Thomas Kontogiannis, and John Michael to disgorge that money, regardless of when the contribution was made or whether its equivalent has been spent. #-#-#
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