[TankerKC]

Then again it might, if he doesn't mind the arrest record.

I hear MLK didn't mind.

[dayglored]

>> Then again it might, if he doesn't mind the arrest record.

> I hear MLK didn't mind.

That's true. But MLK was preaching and practicing civil disobedience, and getting arrested was part of the process of breaking and changing the law.

Richardson is running for elected public office, where presumably he is supposed to obey and uphold the law. An arrest record is not a plus.

Claiming he's fighting for his 1st Amendment rights is wonderful, but he's not doing his campaign any good, unless his constituents are desirous of civil disobedience in their civil servants.

So you're right about MLK, but there's an important difference here.