Comments on: Politics, The Rule Of Law, And You http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:51:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ccmask http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-596228 ccmask Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:37:39 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-596228 <p>Supreme Court Urged to Clear Way for Issue Advertising Prior to Elections<br /> <a href="http://www.aclj.org/TrialNotebook/Read.aspx?id=463">http://www.aclj.org/TrialNotebook/Read.aspx?id=463</a><br /> Today,an amicus brief was filed with the Supreme Court of the United States asking the high court to remove the blackout periods prior to primary and general elections that prohibit issue advertising.</p> Supreme Court Urged to Clear Way for Issue Advertising Prior to Elections
http://www.aclj.org/TrialNotebook/Read.aspx?id=463
Today,an amicus brief was filed with the Supreme Court of the United States asking the high court to remove the blackout periods prior to primary and general elections that prohibit issue advertising.

]]> By: Jakebob http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-596208 Jakebob Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:23:22 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-596208 <p>In from the lurk — you folks rock!!!</p> <p>I’ve been spending waaay to much time here since Scooter’s trial started, right through today…. Just wanna add John Yoo to the “inquiring minds are wondering” department… how he got hired at Berkeley Law, and what’s his prognosis as his advocacy for torture by unitary executive gets harder and harder to justify?</p> <p>Also, wanted to share my meme of the week:</p> <p>RNC — RICO<br /> RNC — RICO<br /> RNC — RICO<br /> RNC — RICO</p> <p>catchy, no?</p> In from the lurk — you folks rock!!!

I’ve been spending waaay to much time here since Scooter’s trial started, right through today…. Just wanna add John Yoo to the “inquiring minds are wondering” department… how he got hired at Berkeley Law, and what’s his prognosis as his advocacy for torture by unitary executive gets harder and harder to justify?

Also, wanted to share my meme of the week:

RNC — RICO
RNC — RICO
RNC — RICO
RNC — RICO

catchy, no?

]]> By: JEP http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595910 JEP Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:52:13 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595910 <p>careful how you spell “Rapdance…”</p> careful how you spell “Rapdance…”

]]> By: JEP http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595909 JEP Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:51:41 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595909 <p>Anyone else want to see Karl to the Frogmarch dance instead of his Rapdance?</p> Anyone else want to see Karl to the Frogmarch dance instead of his Rapdance?

]]> By: tedb http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595905 tedb Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:47:56 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595905 <p><a href="#comment-595289"><em>Pectopah @<br /> 19 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>A republic, if you can keep it.</p> <p>That is worth a bumper sticker. It bears oft repeating.</p></blockquote> <p>Great idea. Perhaps a pair of bumper stickers because of the number of words. It might be too abstract for most people, but it should help emphasize for the thinking set exactly how high the stakes really are. Will we take the responsibilities of democracy seriously or will we dumbly wait for the latest updates on Brittany and Anna Nicole? These are truly perilous times, but most people don’t have a clue, I fear.</p> Pectopah @
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A republic, if you can keep it.

That is worth a bumper sticker. It bears oft repeating.

Great idea. Perhaps a pair of bumper stickers because of the number of words. It might be too abstract for most people, but it should help emphasize for the thinking set exactly how high the stakes really are. Will we take the responsibilities of democracy seriously or will we dumbly wait for the latest updates on Brittany and Anna Nicole? These are truly perilous times, but most people don’t have a clue, I fear.

]]> By: Carnival Time http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595849 Carnival Time Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:17:28 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595849 <p><a href="#comment-595748"><em>wheels @<br /> 220 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p>A very scary aspect if this is that if extrapolated to a logical conclusion, at some point the deck will become far too stacked in the favor of corruption and tyranny for democracy to have a chance to regain it’s foothold.</p></blockquote> <p>Bingo! You’ve spotted the Rovical conclusion. (Is there/Is it) time for a hard left turn?</p> wheels @
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A very scary aspect if this is that if extrapolated to a logical conclusion, at some point the deck will become far too stacked in the favor of corruption and tyranny for democracy to have a chance to regain it’s foothold.

Bingo! You’ve spotted the Rovical conclusion. (Is there/Is it) time for a hard left turn?

]]> By: RicK http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595816 RicK Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:59:55 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595816 <p>Go to USDoJ.com and search ‘voter fraud’. Approx 49 links come up. In those links are various speeches, roundtable discussion transcripts and other talking points. AAG Kim and Schlozman (now a USA) were instrumental in pushing the voter fraud issue, and clearly, at the behest of AG AG and Pres. Bush. Read through the roundtable transcript led by AAG Kim. Clearly the White House and AG’s office was pushing this.</p> <p>One point that kept popping out at me: The AG’s office is very proud that they have been sending record numbers of ‘observers and monitors’ to monitor elections. ‘Observers’ are sent pursuant to the Voting Rights Act and are limited to certain areas defined by the VRA. ‘Monitors’, however, are DoJ attorneys and employees sent by the DoJ to wherever they want. Curiously, the AG’s office does not like to let news orgs know where they are sending anybody. And, also curious, the AG likes to send monitors to areas in which there are close races (but only because that is where voter fraud can change an election, I’m sure.)</p> <p>Since 2002 or so, there have only been 120 voter fraud prosecutions with only about 86 convictions. These numbers are statistically irrelevant (Caveat: I’m on statistician).</p> Go to USDoJ.com and search ‘voter fraud’. Approx 49 links come up. In those links are various speeches, roundtable discussion transcripts and other talking points. AAG Kim and Schlozman (now a USA) were instrumental in pushing the voter fraud issue, and clearly, at the behest of AG AG and Pres. Bush. Read through the roundtable transcript led by AAG Kim. Clearly the White House and AG’s office was pushing this.

One point that kept popping out at me: The AG’s office is very proud that they have been sending record numbers of ‘observers and monitors’ to monitor elections. ‘Observers’ are sent pursuant to the Voting Rights Act and are limited to certain areas defined by the VRA. ‘Monitors’, however, are DoJ attorneys and employees sent by the DoJ to wherever they want. Curiously, the AG’s office does not like to let news orgs know where they are sending anybody. And, also curious, the AG likes to send monitors to areas in which there are close races (but only because that is where voter fraud can change an election, I’m sure.)

Since 2002 or so, there have only been 120 voter fraud prosecutions with only about 86 convictions. These numbers are statistically irrelevant (Caveat: I’m on statistician).

]]> By: wheels http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595748 wheels Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:26:33 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595748 <p>A very scary aspect if this is that if extrapolated to a logical conclusion, at some point the deck will become far too stacked in the favor of corruption and tyranny for democracy to have a chance to regain it’s foothold.</p> A very scary aspect if this is that if extrapolated to a logical conclusion, at some point the deck will become far too stacked in the favor of corruption and tyranny for democracy to have a chance to regain it’s foothold.

]]> By: Bob Schacht http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595688 Bob Schacht Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:09:05 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595688 <p>CHRISTY!!!</p> <p>Thanks for this.<br /> Bob in HI</p> CHRISTY!!!

Thanks for this.
Bob in HI

]]> By: MyTooSense http://firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595613 MyTooSense Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:31:20 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/03/30/politics-the-rule-of-law-and-you/#comment-595613 <p>Here are some other questions we want answered:<br /> Of the US Attorneys that were highly rated (”Loyal Bushies”) how many cases of voter fraud were brought and successfully prosecuted?<br /> Of the US Attorneys that were highly rated (”Loyal Bushies”) how many immigration cases were brought and successfully prosecuted?<br /> How did these numbers compare to those of the USAs that were rated low?</p> Here are some other questions we want answered:
Of the US Attorneys that were highly rated (”Loyal Bushies”) how many cases of voter fraud were brought and successfully prosecuted?
Of the US Attorneys that were highly rated (”Loyal Bushies”) how many immigration cases were brought and successfully prosecuted?
How did these numbers compare to those of the USAs that were rated low?

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