This would be laughable were it not for the fact that such Republicans are repeatedly getting their way on issues like this. The Texas Public Policy Foundation, a Republican policy and lobby group is conducting a meeting on May 11, 2005, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 P.M. They are offering a free lunch to offer a policy initiative to exempt Republicans and their businesses from criminal law.
The policy primer's topic is "The Threat of Overcriminalization." Their invitational email states:
This program will address the recent proliferation of criminal laws that regulate business and individual conduct traditionally left to the free market or civil law.
