[SteveMcKing]

He broke the law.

Change the law if you can, but he should be pursued so long as he has broken it.

[flashbunny]

“he faces no punishment if convicted, beyond the one day in jail he’s already served, a federal prosecutor said today.”

Yeah, the feds need to go after him and stop worrying about those insignificant 20 million illegal aliens in the country.

[socrates_shoe]

Understand this: even IF the feds win (which is a hotly contested topic and I like my money too much to bet on their side) they get **nothing**.

He’s already served all the time in jail he will ever serve on these charges.

They’re doubling down with a duece and a three and the dealer showing an ace here.

[Star Traveler]

You said — “He broke the law. Change the law if you can, but he should be pursued so long as he has broken it.”

So, why aren’t they pursuing all those millions of illegal aliens then? I mean, since even the government doesn’t have enough resources (coming from our money) to pursue *everything* — why don’t they pick on one of the biggest illegal operations going on in this country — the illegals coming across the border. That requires *much more* attention than this does.

Mind you, I’m not speaking as one who does that stuff, either — but rather, looking at it from the standpoint of which is the greater *present danger* to our society, as we speak. It’s the illegal aliens.

Regards,
Star Traveler

[TKDietz]

If they wish to pursue him on something they can actually punish him for that would be one thing, but to spend a lot of money and manpower trying to get a conviction for which they can’t even punish him is just beyond ridiculous. I hope these idiots get their asses handed to them in court, not that it matters because nothing bad will happen to Rosenthal even if they win. I’m thinking jury nullification is a definite possibility this time though. This next trial is liable to end in a mistrial or an outright acquittal. It won’t cost Rosenthal a dime as he has plenty of supporters raising money for him. He’s getting more than his fifteen minutes of fame out of this and it’s probably selling a lot of books for him. He’ll make out like a bandit. The feds are coming out looking like fools, and the medical marijuana and general marijuana legalization movements are getting a nice boost from all the publicity. I agree, the feds need to go full steam ahead with this prosecution.