Posted on 05/21/2002 2:52:19 PM PDT by Mean Spirited
They seem in accord on this one...
" 'My hope, my aspiration and my expectation is that in each of those we'll reach an enforceable agreement prior to the filing of the lawsuit,' Boyd said. Even so, he indicated the suits still would be filed"
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I SINCERELY hope this whole thing is designed to blow up and splatter egg all over the faces of the Democrats, too. Perhaps it's a preemptive strike on the part of the Administration? I Hope?
That is fine. And in that case, the gun has no real bearing on the issue since the crime itself (the taking of a life or property) is what is at issue.
The notion that there can be any crime which strictly revolves around the posession of a gun or failure to register or pay a tax for the "privilege" of carrying or owning a firearm is in error since the 2nd amendment is quite clear about the federal government's role.
Furthermore, the federal government is not authorized anywhere in the constitution to prosecute crimes other than the three listed as falling under federal justisdiction: Treason, Piracy and Counterfeitting.
In this case, we have the federal government filing a CIVIL suit. Something they should be barred from doing.
I SINCERELY hope so. That tic in my face is STILL going over the "What did he know and when did he know it" Bushbashing fests right here on FR. Have you noticed the number of rather non-complimentary comments concerning Bush and Ashcroft on this thread already? That's what's getting to me.
I'll just go make a cup of tea and hope this blows over soon. Here's to hoping lots of egg meets the faces of all the Democrats.
I'm with you. My basic take is that the Feds have done some digging and know there were shenanigans. Could it be that GW is sucking the Dims into praising this lawsuit because it outwardly looks to side with them, but when the suit is filed, it also charges military disenfranchisment, extended polling hours in (Dim) precincts, thuggery,intimidation..etc. The Dims will then look hypocritical for initially praising it but later railing against it. I like it. This is also Bush's circumvention of a partisan Congress. He get's a high profile revelation of what really happpened in 2000, and the defendants are Democrat election board members. Ultimately it will incense Americans when they find out the sheer corruption revealed.
The reason the Civil Rights Division is filing this is because voting is a civil right. It doesn't always mean "Black folks were treated bad by white Republicans."
Regarding federal crimes, the founding fathers supported federal crime laws. How does this fit with your contention that the founders disapproved of designating offenses as federal crimes?
The rats have been outflanked at every crossroad, Just think where we would be if Daschle didn't undermine the will of the Vermont Voters when he bribed Jeffords into jumping ship?. Sure Bush has signed some things I don't like or agree with, but he is the best thing going and the best chance we have in defeating these liberals. This law suit will back-fire like all the other attempts by the RATS. Nothing like having the democrats filing suit on the grounds of discrimination against themselves :-)
Mary Francis Berry's Civil Rights Commission budget = 1.2 million
Al Gore's legal bills for the re-count = 120 million
The democrats expose themselves for the race baiters they are after a protracted law suit = PRICELESS
And they let a guy who couldn't beat a dead guy be Attorney General.
Heck, in the Democratic precincts the precint workers already had the ballots marked, punched, and ready to go. Except in Palm Beach county, that is. When the Dems actually there had to do it themselves, they botched it big time.
Heck, in the Democratic precincts the precint workers already had the ballots marked, punched, and ready to go. Except in Palm Beach county, that is. When the Dems actually there had to do it themselves, they botched it big time.
I was kind of thinking this was nuts, but then I thought about the possibilities from a strategic standpoint. Starting here gives the impression that there is nothing "political" about it. However, it could easily lead to exposing some major and REAL corruption. We all know where the true corruption comes from. If you wanted to go after it while not galvanizing the base on the other side, you start right where Bush is starting to catch them off guard. Even if the Dems know that this is what is going down, what could they do about it? Complain that charges are being brought? If they do, while Bush is investigating, the truly clueless sheep that follow the Libs will end up confused and begin believing that those opposing Bush were the ones that "disenfranchised" them - whether that ever really occurred or not. Could my thoughts above be what is really planned, or is this commission completely unrelated to Bush - i.e. typical leftist bureaucrats?
So far, Al, Bill, Terry and Jesse haven't produced one disenfranchised African-American voter that was prevented from voting by a Bull Connor style Road Blocks set-up by Jeb's racist mob of State Troopers. Just like all the off-the-wall accusations that have been hurled about Florida 2000 by the Democrats, this disenfranchised African-American voter hasn't stuck. If there was a strong Democrat case for Al's victory being stolen, it would have already entered the court system. So all they can do is say, "We wuz robbed", "Bush is stupid", "Polls don't matter", "Bush was selected not elected" and, of course, "We support the President in the 'War on Terror'" (Except when we can score political points).
Can't wait for these cases to be filed!
Plus, David Brock has just been revealed as a Nut House Author. Can life get any better today? This lawsuit and Brock.
I don't feel that way. They are attempting to put this to bed. There will be a couple of months of press leaks and then assurances and legal mumbo jumbo to indicate that it will never happen again.
It also puts some of the other states on notice that the fed will be watching closely in 2004. I an thinking of Illinois, New Mexico, California and others not mentioned. These voter fraud cases cut both ways. We know what happened but they believe otherwise. I hope this clears the air somewhat with the fed as the final arbitor. So far this has been tried in the press and is totally screwed up.
I wish we could get past the race thing - it's getting old!
Man, that scumbag Clinton Justice Department is really going for the throat this time, hitting every single scumbag race-hustler button....
Hey, wait a minute....!
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