Like you and me, only better
An unusual FBI raid of a Democratic congressman’s office over the weekend prompted complaints yesterday from leaders in both parties, who said the tactic was unduly aggressive and may have breached the constitutional separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government.
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The Saturday raid of Jefferson’s quarters in the Rayburn House Office Building posed a new political dilemma for the leaders of both parties, who felt compelled to protest his treatment while condemning any wrongdoing by the lawmaker. The dilemma was complicated by new details contained in an 83-page affidavit unsealed on Sunday, including allegations that the FBI had videotaped Jefferson taking $100,000 in bribe money and then found $90,000 of that cash stuffed inside his apartment freezer.
If the average Joe breaks the law, there’s a decent chance the police will bust his door down, hold the residents at gun point, and someone might even get shot. Give me a break. And remember that Kennedy that got pulled over for drunk driving? Yeah, he was chauffeured home. If anything, those who are trusted to such office should be held to higher standards and should face more severe treatment when they break that trust.
To those congressmonkies protesting his treatment, I say on behalf of the American people: go fuck yourselves.
May 24th, 2006 at 12:35 am
If the average Abdul stands in the wrong place at the wrong time, there’s a decent chance a US soldier will bust a cap in his ass or take him at gunpoint and hand him over to shady contractors who will break him in interrogation. And remember those bin Ladens vacationing in the US on 9/11? Yeah, they were chauffeured home. If anything, those not born here should be held to no standards and face more severe treatment than international conventions allow.
To those Americans not protesting unchecked, unbalanced Executive power, I say on behalf of humanity: go fuck yourselves.
May 24th, 2006 at 8:37 am
“And remember those bin Ladens vacationing in the US on 9/11? Yeah, they were chauffeured home.”
Oh not this load of tripe again! Michael Moore must be proud at the legs his lie grew…
May 24th, 2006 at 9:02 am
I love hearing the phony “separation of powers” argument from the same Congressmen who whine the loudest about the executive branch conducting international wiretaps without asking Congress for permission. Do they really mean “separation of powers,” or do they mean “supremacy of Congress?”
May 25th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
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May 26th, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Persimmons are nasty, gooey, sticky and hugely tannic fruit. There’s a squirrel that steals and eats green persimmons off the neighbor’s tree, then shrieks when his belly hurts. No wonder.
May 29th, 2006 at 4:58 pm
In response to recent actions by members of the Kennedy Family a group of like minded students have banded together to make the streets safer for you and me.
The Kennedy Sobriety Checkpoint was erected this past weekend and was extremely successful at weeding out less than adequate drivers. To see their video go to the Public Advocate webpage at http://www.thepublicadvocateusa.org.