Kenneth Starr to lead legal team challenging campaign finance legislation

Associated Press ^ | 3-21-02 | JIM ABRAMS

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON (AP) --

[hchutch]

Perhaps he wants it dead permanently. We know the amount of precedent on our side here. Congressman Billybob's won cases on much less restrictive laws, in fact.

Does he have to spell out how many precedents there are? The disclosure and hard money limits will be all that survives. The rest is toast.

[GOP_Lady]

To the contrary that your gut feeling says it is a "big mistake." Kenneth Star just appeared before the Supreme Court last month fighting for school vouchers. Kenneth Star is very well respected, so in no way can this be a "big mistake." :-)

[DoughtyOne]

Oh my God. Leave it to Ken Starr to present a case the Supreme Court would toss out on it's a--. This is not the person I want to bring this case before the SCOTUS.

[mrsmith]

He not only prevailed in the Supreme Court (every time IIRC), but the DC Circuit (where the case first goes) should be gunshy after all the whippings he gave 'Norma's numbshulls'.

Next to Rehnquist and me (and Jim of course), Starr is the most faithful lover our Constitution has.

[hchutch]

Overlooked in all the VRWC smears is the fact Starr won a lot of the legal points. He just couldn't hack the political stuff. One can do far worse than Starr as your advocate before the high court.

As a prosecutor in a politically-charged case, he was in over his head. But as a constitutional lawyer, he's pretty sharp. A former Solicitor General and appeals court judge. Care to bet he knows the court well, and how to win?

[BnBlFlag]

They could have done much better than this discredited wimp!

[BeAChooser]

I try to see what things MEAN, not how bad things are.

So tell us, Howlin.

What does it mean when numerous pathologists state that Ron Brown might have a bullet wound in his head and should have been autopsied?

What does it mean when the government can't come up with the name of a single pathologist who says otherwise?

What does it mean when the photos and x-rays that seem to support that possibility disappear from a locked safe at AFIP?

What does it mean when AFIP managers are caught lying about the evidence and the opinions of their staff (the pathologists and photographer)?

What does it mean when the Clinton government destroys the careers of fine pathologists (and the AFIP's top photographer) rather than just explain to them why they are mistaken about the wound in Brown's head and what the x-rays seem to show?

What does it mean when the military photographer in charge of photographing the Brown examination swears under oath that she was told by another military officer (Sentelle) that Gormley (the man who "examined" Brown's body) tampered with the x-rays to try and hide indications of a lead snowstorm (a bullet)?

What does it mean when Gormley admits that he was ordered not to do an autopsy by the Whitehouse, JCS and Commerce Department?

What does it mean when Gormley admits that he was mistaken about the facts that he said led him to state Brown died by blunt force trauma?

What does it mean when a government document is discovered that indicates there were two survivors instead of the one admitted to by the government?

What does it mean when we learn that an AWACS and the airport simultaneously lost contact with the plane when it was still 8 miles from the crash site?

What does it mean when we learn that a portable beacon (which some experts suggest could have been used to spoof the plane into flying into the ground exactly as it did) disappeared just a few days before the crash?

What does it mean when the person in charge of that beacon is found dead with a shotgun blast to the chest just days after the crash and before he can be interviewed by investigators?

What does it mean when this was the first crash in Air Force history (other than a friendly fire mistake in Iraq) where the Air Force canceled the Safety Board portion of the investigation (the portion SPECIFICALLY charged with "finding the cause")?

What does it mean when we have sworn testimony that Brown told Clinton he was going to turn state's evidence in Chinagate and DNC campaign finance illegalities just days before his death occurred?

What does it mean when given all of the above facts, Ashcroft has not even investigated what really happened? For that matter, what does it mean when Ashcroft doesn't investigate ANY of the Clinton/DNC crimes?

What does it mean when you said you believe Brown was not murdered but wouldn't tell us why?

What does it mean when after much urging you finally cited Starr as your reason, even though Starr was not involved in the Brown case?

What does it mean when, after even further urging, you cited the "official" report I mentioned above as your reason, even though it contains Gormley's "mistaken" conclusion and fails to mention ANY of the incriminating facts listed above.

Finally, what does it mean when you say that those of us who don't believe Brown or Vince Foster died as the Clinton administration claimed give the GOP a bad name?

What does it MEAN?

[itsahoot]

Contrary to whatyou are seeing here today, a majority of
people on this site SUPPORT Bush.

How about a poll Howlin? After he signs this trash into law.

[DoughtyOne]

I defended Starr until the bitter end. The man is worthless. Put him on the CFR case and I predict he will manage to make sure it remains the law of the land. All it takes is him presenting a losing case to the court and nobody will challenge it again. I'm sorry. I placed all my trust in the man. I defended him for years beyond anyone else believing a thing he said. Then he decided to leave for Peperdine before he was even done. Either he's the most incompetant fool that ever executed an investigation, or he was the most skillful cover-up agent this nation has seen.

[itsahoot]

All Ashcroft has said was he'd defend it. He has NOT promised
to do a good job of defending it.

And I thought Klintoniods were blind.........

[N. Theknow]

Ken Starr = window dressing.

Ken Starr is to the legal profession as black weathermen are to morning news shows.

[Congressman Billybob]

Nope, that ain't me. My real name is John Armor. Most of my life I have operated below the radar of the press, That's fine with me. billybob

[deport]

Do you have time to answer that epistle? Know what I mean? Did they ever find the gun, or have a suspect? Was he shot on the plane or before it took off? Know what I mean?

[Uncle Bill]

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[BeAChooser]

Then he decided to leave for Peperdine before he was even done. Either he's the most incompetant fool that ever executed an investigation, or he was the most skillful cover-up agent this nation has seen.

The latter. He changed his mind about Pepperdine not because Monica was discovered but in order to discover Monica. Otherwise, calls for an investigation of the Brown death (which where becoming numerous) would have been the top news story. Once Monica appeared everything important was swept to the back page, or in the Brown case, completely out of the paper. How convenient.

[jackbill]

My gut reaction is that this is a BIG mistake.

When I went to get a divorce, I was told to find a lawyer who was a barracuda. A barracuda Ken Starr AIN'T!!!

It will be interesting to see if the President sends Ted Olson to argue FOR the bill. It will be interesting to see if Ted Olson would indeed do it.

[lepton]

At one point, Star was 23-1 against the Clinton cases. THIS is something he is suited for.

[BeAChooser]

Did they ever find the gun, or have a suspect? Was he shot on the plane or before it took off? Know what I mean?

Do you have the cart before the horse? Know what I MEAN?

[Askel5]

I smell "constitutional"!!!