Posted on 07/24/2002 12:58:53 PM PDT by Howlin
Recovering_Democrat suggested a live thread for the "song and dance" about to take place up on the Hill, so here it is!
If you see/hear it, post it.
Because it makes no difference.
See, Detore didn't testify before the jury at Traficant's trial. He may have been subpoenaed, but he said he was going to take the 5th. The jury can only vote for conviction or acquittal based on the information they are presented, and because Detore refused to testify at Traficant's trial, Detore didn't allow the jurors to hear his story. Once the case went to the jury, Traficant--and the jurors and prosecution--are stuck with that vote.
Of course, if Detore had testified before the jury at Traficant's trial, it would have exposed him to cross examination by the prosecution and possible testimony from others that may have rebutted his testimony. He didn't get that testifying before the Ethics' committee. He still exposed himself to considerable risk, but the risk was much less had he testified at Traficant's trial.
Warning PG-13
Nope, deadly serious. Of course, I never said I had any reason to believe she was the actual words on the page she was reading from...
Leni
6:00 PM EST
The RATS want him out because he doesn't play their BS game. However, I am increasingly believing this entire prosecution and Congressional railroading job is going to blow up in everybody's faces, and Traficant's going to eventually be exonerated, with some of his accusers and their lawyers ending up the ones in jail. Two jurors already saying they were lied to by the prosecution during trial is very, VERY serious.
ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR TEACHING MORALS AND VALUES
July 15, 1998
Mr. Speaker, once in America, parents imparted their values and morals to their children. Today, it is out with parents, in with computers. Some even liken it to a Tower of Babble in each family room.
Check this out. Last month a woman gave birth on the Internet; and today two teenagers announced, through their attorney, no less, that they will surrender their virginity live on the Internet. Unbelievable. What is next? A late-term abortion? How about an on-line sacrifice to Satan, folks?
Beam-me-up.com.
I say it is time for these computer companies to shove their software up their hard drives live on the Internet. One last thing, on a serious note. I believe America is in sad shape when computers begin to replace parents in passing down our morals and values.
I yield back any common sense left in the country.
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Kirk: Well gentlemen, where is he?
Um, Uh, Hmmmm ....
Kirk: Mister Scott?
Scotty: Well, it was Mister Spock's idea ...
Kirk: Mister Spock?
Spock: Well ... it was Mister Scott who performed the actual engineering ...
Kirk: !?!?!?!? Will someone please tell me ... where's Trafficant?!?!?!?!?
Scotty: Well, before they warped out of town, I beamed him into the Senate chambers ... where there'll be no Tribble at all.
As you can see, I have lost control of my television, so thank you for the thread.
We need to make a list of "Breaking News" dinners!
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