Posted on 06/27/2006 7:21:24 PM PDT by neverdem
WASHINGTON IN BRIEF
A federal appeals court agreed to hear new arguments in a case involving an illegally taped telephone call leaked to reporters by Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.).
In an announcement last evening, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said all nine judges will hear McDermott's appeal of the case, which dates back nearly a decade. Arguments will be heard in September, the court said.
A three-judge panel of the appeals court ruled in March that McDermott violated federal law by turning over the recording of a 1996 call involving then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). That upheld a lower-court ruling that McDermott violated the rights of Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who was heard on the call. Boehner was then a Gingrich lieutenant and is now House majority leader.
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Oh no, there must be some mistake. DemocRATS can't violate the law because DemocRATS are not subject to the same laws./sarc
The Rats SUPPORT this type of wire tapping of phone calls.
Is the fix in?
I hope McDermott spends the rest of his life living in a cardboard box, playing the spoons for quarters on the street. But what you wanna bet he never pays a dime?
Lawyer strategy 101. When your client is as guilty as sin, try to drag out the case and appeals as long as possible.
"the D.C. Circuit said all nine judges will hear McDermott's appeal of the case, which dates back nearly a decade. Arguments will be heard in September"
Nothing partisan here, move along, move along.
Thanks for the explanation. I know they were caught dead to rights ... but I still do not trust the Court system ... it is packed with lefties.
He can't use his election money to pay this off, so he's looking to get the monetary amount lowered as much as possible.
He'll stay in office no matter what. Charles Manson could run as a democrat in his district and win. Its as liberal and liberal gets in that area of Seattle. "Baghdad" Jim McDermott already been annointed "Congressman for life" in Washington State.
Where's the House Ethics Committee on this old crime?
Nevertheless, I fully expect to eventually see McDermott's name mentioned in the Saddam records. Translate away, boys.
Where's the House Ethics Committee on this old crime?
What happened to the real perpetrators, the couple from Florida, who taped the conversation???
The fix is ALWAYS in when a DemocRAT breaks the law.
Err..
They're the fronts for the real perps.
You have to have ethics to violate ethics. DemocRATS have no ethics.
Actually, they were a couple of scumbag teachers union thugs.
I'm no lawyer, but the whole Circuit Court has decided to vacate decision that three of its members made in March. It's the last chance before SCOTUS.
"In an announcement last evening, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit said all nine judges will hear McDermott's appeal of the case, which dates back nearly a decade. Arguments will be heard in September, the court said."
I guess there had to be more to the judgement than money...but why affirm for damages if you you decide to take up the appeal ?
I'm just too darn lazy to do the research.
"They're the fronts for the real perps."
I've always suspected Billary was neck deep in this.
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