Posted on 05/25/2010 2:39:51 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
sounds like this guy needs to sell his TV and buy some food with the money
The guy sounds like an idiot...but they should just drop it. People do have the right to redress government. He shouldn’t have lied about where he was from, but he’s a liberal...you can’t expect wisdom or intelligence.
OK, and why wasn't that action to try finding a f****** job?
Originates from the Puffington Post.
I’d like to read about it from a less sympathetic to the “victim” source.
35 burgleries - kind of a big deal!
On the other hand NO ONE in the Senate or House is any longer deserving of temperate remarks. They've left over 20 million young people UNEMPLOYED and with no hope.
They should be quaking in fear up on Capitol Hill.
Well, at least he's good at something.
I do not in any way sympathize with this guy’s entitlement mentality....BUT....the Constitution does give us the RIGHT TO PETITION FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES! And you can be angry, agitated, less than polite, whatever. Just so long as you don’t threaten to harm or kill anyone. Allowing a case like this to move forward can have a dangerous chilling effect on free speech. I don’t have to agree with anyone’s grievance to defent their right to make it to Members of Congress.
Trolling is a federal felony?
If we can be arrested for sending angry e-mails to congress critters anonymously what's next, Free Republic?.
This is really scary that the Govt did more than investigate, they call a grand jury. If you can not call, email or write your representative or any public official with criticism inclusive of foul language, then this country is already gone.
So what if this guy has a criminal record. He did his time. If he threatened Bunning then that is a whole other matter, but if it is someone just venting at the idiocy that is Gov’t in general, then we are all in deep shit then...
He better hope that he gets a few conservatives and libertarians on the Grand Jury, because the Liberals will want to shut him up and will most likely indict.
I suspect that politicians get a lot of letters from unhappy constituents, so it seems unlikely that the FBI is going to pursue this unless there is some reason this particular letter stood out.
Claims that he didn't mean to be threatening mean nothing to me. If he wants my sympathy, he should release the letter so I can form my own opinion.
criminal record or not when did we loose our right to “seek redress of grievances” from our elected officials?
on the other hand if he goes to jail he’ll be one of Baracks success cases as he’ll no longer need unemployment!
An unemployed burglar.... what is this world coming to? lol
Even though this guy is a JA I don’t think sending annoying emails is worthy of this charge ....
The guy is a realy piece of work though ... “Hey Bunning where’s my free money, I’m hungry!”
In many places there are no f****** jobs.
Wow, I didn't know you could be unemployed and collect unemployment for two years straight.
Why is everyone attacking the victim in this case. Sure he should get a job. Sure he has a record.
The point is he sent non-threatening emails to Congress and is being prosecuted for those emails. From the story it seems the govt will have to prove in intended to harass.
Isn’t that what we are doing every single time we send any correspondence to Congress? Unless you are sending your comments with a check of course.
I agree with the concern. If the congress-critter is annoyed, it’s a felony? Well, Obama doesn’t like tea parties, shall they all be arrested for annoying the One when they send letters, petitions or show up with signs?
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