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2007-05-02 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by tu3031 2007-05-02 12:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yea, it is always "chilling" when a democrat gets nailed, but a "victory" when a republican gets it.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-05-02 13:45|| 2007-05-02 13:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Jim must've thought he gets some kind of exemption from being ethical, seeing how he's on the Ethics Committee and all...

nice tu,
what a shock to this demoCrap's system, hardly a court or msm org has ever ruled against them..

Posted by RD">RD 2007-05-02 13:57|| 2007-05-02 13:57|| Front Page Top

#3 This is a classic case of what is wrong with the American Judicial System;
The crime was from 1998, nine years ago.

Posted by wxjames 2007-05-02 14:35|| 2007-05-02 14:35|| Front Page Top

#4 "The cell phone conference call was recorded by a Florida couple, John and Alice Martin, who stumbled onto the conversation while listening to a police scanner." Ahem, how many scanner are sold with recording devices?

Posted by Fester Thosing6525 2007-05-02 15:07|| 2007-05-02 15:07|| Front Page Top

#5 In other news, the Seattle papers are in shock over this turn of events......and the associated blogs are full of indignation over this chilling effect on free speech.
sad thing is, his legal expenses are probably coming out of our pockets since he is in office.

Posted by USN. Ret. 2007-05-02 15:17|| 2007-05-02 15:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Since I am a political geek, I remember the episode pretty well.

Far from being innocent scanner hobbyists, the Martins were politically active Democrats. They must have know that a) they could listen to old AMPS cell phone call with their scanner and b) a lot of Republican bigshots were nearby. The fact that they a) recorded the call and then b) immediately drove the recording to DC to turn it in to the 'authorities' was nothing more than a low down dirty trick.

I mostly care about public policy, especially regarding the War against radical Islam. I try not to care too much about partisan politics. However, this episode is one of many that has made me more partisan because it shows the dems have far more tolerance for corruption and dirty tricks while the GOP tends to purge its malcontents.

Posted by JAB 2007-05-02 15:26|| 2007-05-02 15:26|| Front Page Top

#7 There is a downside to all this. Some lawyer is now richer by $700K since the fine goes to pay "legal fees".

Posted by Glolugum Tojo6235 2007-05-02 16:44|| 2007-05-02 16:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Glolugum - this may be a rare instance where such worries are worthless. First, consider the result, then factor in the time, hassle AND expenses involved over 9 years as pointed out above. In other words, there's probably not that much profit left to make the lawyer (probably lawyers!) all that "richer".

This doesn't begin to measure up to the tobacco shysters, let alone the Breck girl.

Posted by Unomomble Guelph4369 2007-05-02 18:14|| 2007-05-02 18:14|| Front Page Top

#9 IIUC - it would be illegal to use campaign funds to pay for a personal fine. Pay up, asshole!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-05-02 19:19|| 2007-05-02 19:19|| Front Page Top

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