Robert Toussie was convicted of dodging the draft back in the midst of the Vietnam War…and fought his conviction all the way to the Supreme Court with his wealth.

The Supremes finally decided in his favor in 1970…but here’s what it said:

“There is no doubt that the jury found that Toussie willfully failed to register and thereby subject himself to the same possibility of military service that faces other young men who fully comply with their legal obligations. There is some cause to feel that dismissal of the indictment in such a case is an injustice in a society based on full and equal application of the laws. But while Congress has said that failure to register is a crime, it has also made prosecution subject to the statute of limitations. “Every statute of limitations, of course, may permit a rogue to escape,” Pendergast v. United States.”

http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/us/397/112.html

The US taxpayers are on the hook for six months of protection for Cheney; protection that can be extended by DHS. It is not surprising that he feels safe to talk about his involvement in torture, etc. This protection will go with him if he wants to travel outside the US? Too bad he wasn’t told to pay for his own protection. His last laugh at taxpayers, I guess.

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/cont/node/8476

Livin on reds, vitamin c, and cocaine

So I’d guess Vile Ann can live on cigarettes and chardonnay.