"If you are actually seeking election or are in support of someone who is, I hope you support justice rather than idiotic application of unqualified rules. I would also hope that you have read the Founding documents so that you are operating in the Spirit of a true American."
Just FYI: I'm not currently seeking office, nor am I actively involved in any political campaign at this time, nor intend to be in the forseeable future. (o:
Personally, I think "zero-tolerance" is a joke - a cruel one. Also, I firmly support adherence by our government to the US Constitution which they are making a mockery of right now, IMHO. Most recently I was a member of the Libertarian Party - a conservative with libertarian leanings I could be called at this point. I'm not actively a member of any party.
I agree that it shouldn't have been regarded as a prank by any means even though the device was very small, and I was very upset at the time (still am over 4 years later) that it was not treated as seriously as it should've been. I only wish I had better vision and could've caught the license plate of the pickup truck as it sped off... they actually slowed down to see the explosion - 4-5 kids in the back of that pickup truck. This happened in Westminster, CO (August of 2001).
BTW: I was also assaulted during that campaign (related? who knows), as was another campaign worker from a different campaign. (I a Libertarian at the time, and the other worker a democrat). Tin foil is required to link the two in any real sense, but stranger things have happened - and I'm not blaming Republicans! LOL
"I'm not actively a member of any party."
That should read "I'm not currently a member of any party"