I’m sure there’s a perfectly good explanation for this.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss is fighting an attorney’s subpoena seeking to question him in a lawsuit by victims of the deadly explosion at a Georgia sugar refinery, prompting fresh attacks by Democrats hoping to oust the Republican senator in a heated runoff.
Savannah attorney Mark Tate —- who calls himself a “partisan Democrat” —- has subpoenaed Chambliss to submit to questions Thursday about whether Imperial Sugar executives enlisted him to help the company avoid blame in the Feb. 7 explosion that killed 14 workers and injured dozens more.
Turns out, there is. Chambliss is just covering for his corporate daddys.
"Our clients have said to reporters that they have felt like he was trying to influence them and dissuade them from filing lawsuits. That’s the kind of activity a U.S. Senator does not enjoy privilege to conduct," explains Tate.
Imperial Sugar has lavished all kinds of money on Saxby — and he’s gotten $21K this election cycle from the sugar industry. He’s just another Republican toadie for Big Business. 14 people are dead and he won’t talk about it on the record. Perfect.
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Bless his pointy little head.
GAH!
Cuz’ he is dirty.
Imperial Sugar, now there’s an appropriate name, you go Saxby.
Chuck Faxby Sambliss.
He’s not that sweet a man, is he?
A great Airplane album!
He’s a typical frat boy, draft dodgin, slimy golf course asshole.
Has anyone asked Jim Martin his opinion on HoJo?
In short, another motherfucking Republican.
Thanks BT
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How does one avoid a subpoena in a civil lawsuit? Let him do 18 months for contempt of court and if he doesn’t comply then slap him with a criminal contempt charge. Motherfucker can spend his retirement in the slammer.
I like that plan. You know, this is all Congress’s fault. They let Bushco get away with ignoring subpoenas and now everyone thinks they can do it.
Not everyone. Only Republicans.
Touche.
i think you do it by going to the thug judge and convincing him/her that the info is not relevent. piece of cake.
dreaming again are we?
happens all the time. more successful naturally when the structure is ALL thug.
For what it’s worth (not much) here is the article in the Sunday Savannah Daily Disappointment.
immunity not going to work here. just a stalling tactic.
Get this…he’s claiming that because he’s a Senator he doesn’t have to testify! He calls it “Senatorial Privilege”!
So he’s using his position to hide from the legal responsibilities that anyone else would be compelled to undertake…
A bit “Senators Don’t Have To Obey The Law”???
And get this…he actually voted for the impeachment of Clinton who was compelled to testify in a civil suit and was unable to hide behind any sort of “Presidential Privilege” exception! Sorry Saxby…you’ve been hoisted on your own hypocritical petard.
What’s the public think about Imperial Sugar and the disaster?
that is a great article. his arguement is crap, of course. who is “Chatham County State Court Judge Herman Coolidge”? if you know.
Let us never forget that dear Saxby leads the pack of the 10 Worst Members of Congress, 2008 edition, beating out even Michelle Bachmann. Way to go, Saxby!
Don’t know him myself…
Seems to me that if this stays in the press for the next 3 weeks it’s all free advertising for Martin, regardless of whether the motherfucker gives his deposition or not.
maybe so. do you live in ga? the state reminds me of what happened in ak though. someone says their official is corrupt? they say so what. in your ear, etc.
Nope, FL. Just as bad. If you followed the Sami al-Arian case we have Federal District Judge James Moody. Slimiest son of a bitch in the area.
I do, it is.
With Sexby Handbliss i think the term is PUTARD and it would be TRIP-OVER
Special guests Alliance for Justice a couple of flights upstairs.
IT IS ACTUALLY THE NON DE PLUME FOR “DIXIE CRYSTALS” SUGAR
PS. Senator Russ Feingold for Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (replacing Biden)
I meant “nom de plume”!