Sanford recently purchased his mother's home in Pebble Beach, and Mills said his friend planned to retire there one day.
Sanford was also active in the national arena. He appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004 beside Elk Grove resident Michael Newdow when he argued unsuccessfully that the words "under God" should be stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance.
A passionate believer in "a dynamic Constitution," Sanford always carried a copy of the U.S. Constitution in his pocket, Mills said.
"He was a champion of the downtrodden, he represented homeless people in Santa Cruz, and fought for free speech," Mills said. "He did a run across America. You name it he's done it. This is a real shock and a loss to the community."
Mills said Sanford decided in recent years to add journalism to his many occupations.
Almost immediately, he caused a stir after he joined the White House Press Corps in 2005, making waves as the first reporter to ask then-White House press secretary Scott McClellan whether the leaking of CIA agent Valerie Plame's name might be considered an act of treason.
"There has been a lot of speculation concerning the meaning of the underlying statute and the grand jury investigation concerning Mr. Rove," Sanford asked. "The question is, have the legal counsel to the White House or White House staff reviewed the statute in sufficient specificity to determine whether a violation of that statute would, in effect, constitute treason?"
Exactly the material I was thinking of.
A passionate believer in "a dynamic Constitution," Sanford always carried a copy of the U.S. Constitution, [handwritten in pencil] in his pocket, [along with a big fat eraser for times when it gets inconvenient as originally written] Mills said.
That's better.
Maybe he was despondent that Joe and Valerie totally failed in an attempt to discredit President George W. Bush.
After all, he was called the "West Coast Kennedy". If that was refering to Teddy - theres a ot of unreasoned hate there. Hate does strange things to people.
Now if we could just get Newdow to follow him over the railing.....
I liked that "You name it, he's done it"
By golly, the guy has even fallen to his death
and landed on a ventilation grate in a hotel lobby!
---that's upscale!
Seriously, the guy helped Michael Newdow, so is his death something to be lamented?
Good info in that post.
Maybe this guy finally got a conscience and decided to "do the honorable thing."
Hey CO! You know anything about this dude???
"The question is, have the legal counsel to the White House or White House staff reviewed the statute in sufficient specificity to determine whether a violation of that statute would, in effect, constitute treason?"
Must have realized too late that everything he believed was a Lie created by Wilson...
Sanford was also active in the national arena. He appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2004 beside Elk Grove resident Michael Newdow when he argued unsuccessfully that the words "under God" should be stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ironic Now....
He will stand before GOD. will Jesus Be His lawyer?
Well, with that explanation of where he "comes from," it may be he realized the error of his ways, thought it had been a life 'gone wrong' and couldn't stand himself any longer?