Posted on 09/28/2007 9:44:58 PM PDT by Paige
A federal judge has ordered Rep. Jack Murtha (D-Pa.) to testify in a defamation case related to the deaths of Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha in 2005, according to the Associated Press.
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SWEET!!!
Apologize you crap artist!!!
Put this corrupt, traitorous POS under oath and make him explain his traitorous, vile vomit. Then tar and feather his sorry ass, and let the home boys have at him.
Rope, Tree, Lib: Some assembly required.
I hope Murtha has to answer for what he has done to our troops...I know he will someday but I hope we get to see it take place here before he has to answer to the Almighty.
This is awsome. This is Savage’s dream come true.
Whadda ya wanna bet the slimebag will weasel out claiming some kind of “Congressional” immunity?
He’s too mentally ill to say anything truthful.
It’s about time that slimly, traitorous, terrorist loving pile of gay anal discharge was held to account.
He should be fined millions, and made to rot in prison for the rest of his time, with his wrists handcuffed to his ankles and pants down no cell door.
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Hope he gets thoroughly embarrassed, and that it is extremely well publicized, so that he can’t show his face in public again.
Throw him in the brig, under the care of the Marines he slandered.
A congressman cannot be held to account for anything said on the floor of the house. But what he has said in public is subject to the same standards you or I would face.
Oh, I think Savage has to share that dream with a lot of us.
I hope they televise Murtha's testimony. With that exaggerated, whimpy, whinny voice of his crying from stand, even Pelosi has to recognize him for the drooling dolt he is.
(Well, maybe not Pelosi.)
“A congressman cannot be held to account for anything said on the floor of the house. But what he has said in public is subject to the same standards you or I would face.”
Only in theory.
Now we may get to see that theory tested.
My suspicion is that we’ve already gone too far down the road to developing some new weird form of aristocracy no longer held to common law.
Federal judge orders Murtha to testify in Haditha defamation caseThis article was written by John Bresnahan. Why not give him credit?
A federal judge has ordered Rep. Jack Murtha (D-Pa.) to testify in a defamation case related to the deaths of Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha in 2005, according to the Associated Press.
Murtha, a former Marine. accused Marines involved in the "cold-blooded murder and war crimes'' during the Haditha incident. Frank Wuterich, a Marine sergeant involved in the incident, has sued Murtha for defamation over his comments.
According to AP, U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer wants Murtha to explain why he made this statement and any documents he has related to the incident.
From the AP: 'You're writing a very wide road for members of Congress to go to their home districts and say anything they choose about private persons and be able to do so without any liability. Are you sure you want to do that?'' Collyer said, adding later, ''How far can a congressman go and still be protected?"
Frankly, I don't understand this ruling at all, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is appealed by the Justice Dept. and/or House general counsel's office on behalf of Murtha. Murtha, who can say some inappropriate things once in a while, was clearly acting in his capacity as a lawmaker when he made the comments and is thus protected by the Speech or Debate Clause from any type of prosecution for official acts.
Therefore, this case should have been dismissed, and I hope it will be. It's not that I agree with what Murtha said. I don't know enough about the incident to have an opinion whether Wuterich or the other Marines did anything improper or illegal. But Murtha has a right to say what he did under the Speech or Debate Clause, even if he was wrong about what happened. When we start restricting what members and senators can say in the performance of their jobs, then we are really in trouble as a country.
If a “Federal” Judge ordered it, I don’t think he can get out of it.
When is the trial?
best day of my life.
You fat ba*ta*rd, your day has come. You disgusting wanna-be human.
Doesn’t matter, Murtha could be caught on tape having sex with a dead boy, and the sheep in his district would re-elect him.. just like they have done for decades....
THEY Have no desire to clean up the mess he’s caused, and they have no problem wearing his burden of corruption.. While him on the stand will make for some nice YOUTUBE footage and embarrass the Democratic party in the larger politic... I doubt it will have any impact on Murtha directly...
The people in his district just don’t give a damn.... for 20+ years they’ve known he’s a corrupt lying manipulative SOB... an embarrassment and a disgrace, and they keep sending him back.. another embarrassment I doubt will do little to change their minds.
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