Posted on 02/14/2005 1:34:15 PM PST by rface
I knew the Palm Beach County prosecutor, at the time of the Kennedy Smith trial, (actually knew his family as he was a little older than me). He grew up in Defuniak Spgs.
"You seem to be really up on that case. Are you in that area?"
Nope, just followed it from the beginning - In the first few days my "truth detector" was screaming like it hadn't done since Stephanopolis was Clintons Press Lacky.
As time went on, the "defence" was the same as other criminals... attack the law, attack the cops, claim political bias, let your lawyer do the talking (lieing) for you on the talk show circuit.
I did think it was amusing when Rush read his lawyers statement regarding his innocence on the air instead of saying his own words.
So, RS, are YOU a "retired" cop? What's your disability? Stress? Bad back from curling too many Dunkies? Hmmm?
The really amusing thing about the disability fraud epidemic is that it will give people good reason to hang around cops' houses with video cameras. There are some SWEET bounties for uncovering fraud, too.
Gee...reading an awful lot into my short remark...I don't think I was commenting on political theory about limited government. Catch ya next time.
"So, RS, are YOU a "retired" cop? What's your disability? Stress? Bad back from curling too many Dunkies? Hmmm? "
LOL - lost all my fingers - wore them down to the bone posting here during work hours....
Well, back at law school, if they asked you the following questions, what would you have said:
a) Is the government authorized to restrict your right to keep and bear arms?
b) Is the governmet authorized to restrict your right to travel?
c) Why does one need an amendment, and the other doesn't?
For extra credit, what does "bear arms" mean to you, and what laws can you think of that JUST MIGHT be unconstitutional?
That's how lawyers think of the Constiution these days: Just an esoteric theory. Not applicable to day to day affairs.
First of all, I don't believe that it's an "act of desperation" for a defendant and his attorneys to exhaust all legal means to frustrate an indictment, especially if they believe that Florida law may have been violated in pursuit of that indictment. Secondly my use of the words "rightfully demand", as in "the worst punishment they could rightfully demand", does not refer to the prosecutor's options under the law, but to the selective (and political) nature of this attempted prosecution. A policeman may have the "right" under the law to arrest me for spitting on the sidewalk, but if he has only warned and never arrested others for spitting on the sidewalk, and if his mother thinks I'm an evil Republican who deserves to be arrested on general principles, then it's likely that the cop in question is selectively enforcing the law. As to your observation, "Since it's allready (already) gotten tossed up to the FlA SC, just how can they "overplay" their hand ?", obviously there are Federal courts beyond Florida, and there is the court of public opinion which (one may hope) might motivate Jeb Bush (or, if it came to that, his brother) to issue a pardon based on the political nature of the prosecution, and the known political proclivities of the FLA SC.
"First of all, I don't believe that it's an "act of desperation" for a defendant and his attorneys to exhaust all legal means to frustrate an indictment, especially if they believe that Florida law may have been violated in pursuit of that indictment."
The "act of desperation" comes into play when you are willing to pay millions to keep records that "will prove your innocence" from EVER being opened.
Secondly, cops issue a lot of warnings and a lot of tickets... so ?
"... obviously there are Federal courts beyond Florida, and there is the court of public opinion which (one may hope) might motivate Jeb Bush (or, if it came to that, his brother) to issue a pardon based on the political nature of the prosecution,"
The Fla Constitution regarding this must be constuded in accordance with the US Constitution which allows search warrants.
LOL - Just what is Jeb Bush going to pardon Rush FOR ? This is an investigation that is being blocked. Will he issue a blanket pardon for ANY illegal activities that Rush may have committed regarding his illegal drug use ?
Shades of Clinton !
Do you seriously think that Jeb would destroy his political career for Rush ?
In fact, Rush's popularity has soared while the case against him has soured.
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