Posted on 08/16/2002 6:32:14 AM PDT by meandog
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:34:28 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
SELMA, Ala.
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For eight years (1985-93), I lived in rural Central Alabama and was astounded at the level of corruption in places like Selma and Tuskegee. It was open, unapologetic and was basically petty and unimaginative -- low grifters working a daily scam, but always looking for the big score. Usually, one mention that you recognized what was being requested was enough to have the demand dropped. Thus, these party hacks essentially preyed on the ignorant -- blacks fleecing other blacks.
And, all of them, ever ready to play the race card in any electoral or legal matter. I've a very good idea who taught Latosha Brown how to conduct herself -- the inimitable Senator Henry "Hank" Sanders.
Show me the Constitutional basis for a kangaroo court formed by a partisan political machine, please.
Just out of curiosity could you show me the constitutional basis for Federal Drug Laws or Social Secuity and Seat Belt Laws or the DeadBeat Dad laws, or the Helium reserve, (I could go on, but I'm sure you get the point).
Regardless, I am confident I could find a Federal Judge to say all of above are OK. I live in Oregon, so the entire District Court (#10) would uphold. Then you could go to Supreme's and hope for a good 5 to 4 split. The Constituion isn't dead, it's in one of those frozen chambers like Ted Williams. If we have the political will perhaps some day it can be revived. Until then we can look at it and touch it but it can no more protect us from criminal democrats and racist black politicians than Ted can show us how to hold a bat.
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