Posted on 09/27/2008 2:47:00 PM PDT by dascallie
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, September 27, 2008 Contact: Jessica Robinson, 573-751-0290 Gov. Blunt Statement on Obama Campaign’s Abusive Use of Missouri Law Enforcement JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Matt Blunt today issued the following statement on news reports that have exposed plans by U.S. Senator Barack Obama to use Missouri law enforcement to threaten and intimidate his critics. “St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign. “What Senator Obama and his helpers are doing is scandalous beyond words, the party that claims to be the party of Thomas Jefferson is abusing the justice system and offices of public trust to silence political criticism with threats of prosecution and criminal punishment. “This abuse of the law for intimidation insults the most sacred principles and ideals of Jefferson. I can think of nothing more offensive to Jefferson’s thinking than using the power of the state to deprive Americans of their civil rights. The only conceivable purpose of Messrs. McCulloch, Obama and the others is to frighten people away from expressing themselves, to chill free and open debate, to suppress support and donations to conservative organizations targeted by this anti-civil rights, to strangle criticism of Mr. Obama, to suppress ads about his support of higher taxes, and to choke out criticism on television, radio, the Internet, blogs, e-mail and daily conversation about the election. “Barack Obama needs to grow up. Leftist blogs and others in the press constantly say false things about me and my family. Usually, we ignore false and scurrilous accusations because the purveyors have no credibility. When necessary, we refute them. Enlisting Missouri law enforcement to intimidate people and kill free debate is reminiscent of the Sedition Acts - not a free society.”
Spread the word.
BTTT
Gov. Blunt was BLUNT.
Yea, but can’t the governor do anything more substantial than complain about it?
Be very scared. I am sure to go to jail if Obama wins because I have a “Nobama” bumper sticker.
Red China Folks!! Red China!!
Another freeper posted this.
Perhaps the United States Department of Justice can be encouraged to look into this.
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT (18 U.S.C. § 241, 18 U.S.C. § 242)
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/crim/overview.htm
Definition of official misconduct:
“Intentional acts by law enforcement officials who misuse their positions to unlawfully deprive individuals of constitutional rights”
Right, doesn’t he have the duty to threaten the sheriffs and prosecutors who are signing on to the “truth squads”?
The feds should get involved.
I was wondering that myself. Republicans are great whiners, after the fact, that they have been raped and mugged.
I wish he’d go on national tv with this. The entire country needs to know.
Grass roots America: Listen-up. We need to tell everyone we know about this attempted repression.
Someone should be the first, and criticize 0bama, then face charges.
Time to get all of this into federal court where I’m sure 0bama’s allies will get a prompt smackdown.
Chris Matthews and Olberman would be camped out in front of the prosecutors houses with Nazi SS uniforms to present them. Obama supporters would be wearing Concentration Camp uniforms with signs about the constitutional holocaust.
Good for Blunt. These are the Obama thug tactics. These legal carjackers need to challenged.
Looks like we won MO
Thanks Bambi... what a retard.
DAMN! This is Really Scary when the Governor of Missouri cant crack down on HIS Law Enforcement Officials to stop these Gestapo Tactics of Obama HUSSEIN to Destroy Our American FREEDOMS!
Better change my screen name quickly! or I’m a goner too!
NOBAMA IN 08! NOBAMA’s EVER IN AMERICA!
Der Fuhrer 0bama will not be pleased with Blunt. Once Der Fuhrer is fully in control, Blunt will be dealt with!
They are elected city and county officials. I don’t think Blunt has jurisdiction. Jay Nixon state attorney general might be able to do something if they acted on their threats but he’s on his knees for Hussein.
Hope Drudge is on this. This story needs a big, big headline and maybe even a siren.
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