[cripplecreek]

It doesn't matter if he left before during or after this vote. It's pretty damming that he was EVER part of a group that would seriously consider assasination as a means of protest.

[em2vn]

Murder isn't a means of protest. Murder in the case mentioned was to destablize the government, however, murder isn't protest, it is murder.

[ravingnutter]

There is a third witness too...

John Musgrave said he attended the fall 1971 meeting in Kansas City, his first Vietnam Veterans Against the War session as Kansas state coordinator. He said he remembered Kerry attending as well.

'71 anti-war session: Was Kerry in KC?

And for those that might have missed it...

Camil, never prosecuted for the plot, plans to accept an offer by the Florida Kerry organization to become active in the presidential campaign, according to the report.

Kerry camp hiring 'assassin'? (Man who plotted murder of congressmen offered job)

[Brilliant]

Exactly. Of course, it'd be a whole lot worse if he left after.

[CyberAnt]

I didn't read all the article, but I have read here on FR that Kerry has offered Barnes a position within his campaign. That is a very scary proposition.