What are the others accused of?

What’s the evidence against them?

Somehow I’d bet it’s a slam dunk they’ll be convicted, even if there’s not a speck of evidence against Padilla.

Padilla may be guilty of nothing being disenfranchised and stupid, but from the way the case is forming up he appears to be nothing more then a government scape goat.

The jury should find him guilty of being stupid, but innocent of any criminal actions. On the other hand, the government should be found guilty of gross misconduct, unlawful detention, torture, false arrest, and so forth.

Fun William Kunstler story: I was president of my high school class (1972) and the major perk was getting to choose the commencement speaker. I thought Bill Kunstler would be terrific; another class officer had a family contact. But when I announced the decision, many students’ parents were unhappy. We had an Ehrlichman and a Kleindeinst in our class; many other lower ranking Nixonites as well. Bill Kunstler and I were both excited about the prospect of his addressing this crowd.

The graduation was to be at Wolf Trap Farm Park, a lovely amphitheatre that had burned to the ground the year before, just as it was ready to open; ours was the first graduation to be held there.

But Wolf Trap is a national park. The principal called me to his office and said that Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton had called (clearly at Ehrlichman’s behest) and threatened to pull our permit if Kunstler spoke. What was my choice? – the high school cafeteria or a different speaker?

I chose to go to muckraking columnist Jack Anderson. He wrote a front page (Metro section) article about free speech and the heavy-handed Nixonites afraid to listen to Kunstler’s criticism of the regime.

Bill Kunstler was gracious enough, upon reading the column, to call and withdraw as speaker. He said he didn’t want anyone to have their high school graduation ruined on his account. Instead, the president of the national council of churches spoke (someone’s dad from our class).

One week later there was a breakin at the Watergate.

Wow. Just Wow.

Rick Perlstein has a new book coming out called Nixonland that covers that and more.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyo…..82434/8934

Christy Hardin Smith deserves a round of applause, not because Sullivan mentioned the link, but because of the goddam issue. Next step, restoring the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the judges who resist should be impeached.

Certainly, a hearty round of applause!!! Ain’t the Lake Grand?!!! :->

Christy Hardin Smith deserves a round of applause, not because Sullivan mentioned the link, but because of the goddam issue. Next step, restoring the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the judges who resist should be impeached.

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