Legal scholars troubled over Democrats' memo

Washington Times ^ | 3/19/04 | Charles Hurt

[Elkiejg]

As the dust settles in the Judiciary Committee fuss over Republican snooping into Democrats' memos, several legal scholars said yesterday they were shocked by a memo showing staffers in Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's office plotting to manipulate one of the most significant court cases in recent years.

[Elkiejg]

Glad to see the WashTimes is keeping this story in the news. My comment to the scholars -- "troubled my A**" -- you should be screaming at the blatent attempt of the RATS to hijack the process.

[anniegetyourgun]

Can you imagine the response if this were the R's using such underhanded tactics?

[1rudeboy]

bttt

[newzjunkey]

Kennedy spokesman David Smith declined to comment on the memo, saying, "I don't feel the need to comment on a stolen memo that I don't even know the senator saw."

"I don't want to comment on stolen materials," (University of Chicago's) Mr. Sunstein said.

Reading from the same talking points, fellas? This is a good piece which *OUGHT* to spark massive outrage, alas it'll be swept aside.

[livius]

The same response that there would have been if it had been Spain's conservative party (instead of the leftist parties) rioting outside political headquarters the night before the elections.

But the left does something blatantly illegal, anti-democratic and underhanded - and silence falls.

[newzjunkey]

If the GOP had done this, the Dems would be calling for sweeping investigations, hearings, even impeachment. It'd be around-the-clock obsession on the cable new networks and lead every newscast until the body politic was numb.

[Diogenesis]

It is OK if any Democrat lies, cheats, steals, or murderers or commits treason.
A Democrat is --by definition- above all American law.
Why, they can even steal (and use) FBI files for years.

[John Thornton]

Yeah, I'm sure they refused to look at the stolen Pentagon Papers too, right?

[OXENinFLA]

As the dust settles in the Judiciary Committee fuss over Republican snooping into Democrats' memos, several legal scholars said yesterday they were shocked by a memo showing staffers in Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's office plotting to manipulate one of the most significant court cases in recent years.

"My jaw dropped when I heard that one," said Ronald D. Rotunda, a law professor at George Mason University. "It's very troubling."

REALLY, And it's taken him this long to figure that out!

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[guitfiddlist]

I'm waiting for the legal nitpickers of the 'Rat party to sue the US government for FDR intercepting and deciphering Japanese diplomatic instructions on US soil during peacetime.

Scratch a 'Rat and you will discover all the slime they wantonly accuse others of harboring.

[demkicker]

Kennedy spokesman David Smith declined to comment on the memo, saying, "I don't feel the need to comment on a stolen memo that I don't even know the senator saw."

Mr. Smith said there is no evidence that Mr. Kennedy or any other Democrat held up Judge Gibbons' nomination and "I just don't see what the controversy is."

These fools are blinded by their own gall and don't have a clue they've been outted. I hope there's enough of a stink that the alphabet networks will have to cover it, damnit.

[fml]

While they won't comment on the information in the memo they are very quick to reveal they were stolen when all I remember ever hearing is Republican snooping into Democrats' memos.

[BohDaThone]

You say, of Prof Rotunda: "and it's taken him that long to figure it out."

There's absolutely nothing that says that he didn't figure it out long ago. It just says that the Washington Times asked him about it yesterday , and he answered. What's the problem??

[StriperSniper]

And it's taken him this long to figure that out!

He knew as soon as he heard, it has just taken this long for the press to get to him. but even that is O.K. with me since the Times did such a good job with this story. My favorite part is here:

The only legal scholars contacted by The Washington Times who did not condemn the Kennedy memo were University of Chicago's Cass R. Sunstein and Harvard University's Lawrence H. Tribe, two law professors who are widely credited with developing the current Democratic strategies to block Republican nominees.

Again I ask, who are the extremists today?

[PeterPrinciple]

"Even if there is something bad in there, it would be improper of me -- and possibly of you -- to comment on them."


Yes, but here is the gravy in their script.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

Hand it to the Dems (and their spokespeople): they know they shouldn't comment on this because if they remain silent, the story goes away BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE PARTISAN MEDIA IN THEIR POCKET AND THEY WILL SPIKE IT EVERY TIME IT COMES UP.

Congrats to the Washington Times for pursuing this and keeping it in the public domain.

[StriperSniper]

it would be improper of me -- and possibly of you -- to comment on them."

An attempt to intimidate the press?

[RedEyeJack]

The Democrats cannot win in the political arena. Their "progressive" agenda continues too extreme for the majority of Americans. They have circumvented the political process through the courts for 30 years. The changing of the majority status in the House and Senate in 1994 was the beginning of the end of that strategy. They were caught in this instance directly politicizing the judicial process.

This is red meat for the political arena and a logical justification for re-electing George Bush and an increase in the Republican majority to a (pseudo) filibuster-proof majority. Someone needs to leverage this "caught with their hand" in the (politicized) judicial cookie jar.

Instead the Republicans (Orin Hatch?)seem to be embarrased that they actually caught Ted Kennedy "in the act".

[ReleaseTheHounds]

"I don't want to comment on stolen materials," Mr. Sunstein said. "Even if there is something bad in there, it would be improper of me -- and possibly of you -- to comment on them."

Again, the Demo strategy is to kill this with "no comment". And the gall of this *sshole trying to threaten the Times by implying "it may be improper of you to comment on" these "stolen materials."

The only factual error in this Washington Times article is calling these guys (Tribe and Sunstein) "legal scholars." How about "partisan hacks"?

[OXENinFLA]

"it would be improper of me -- and possibly of you -- to comment on them."

This of course from Cass R. Sunstein who is one that widely credited with developing the current Democratic strategies to block Republican nominees.