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Four Iowan's Attempt Citizen's Arrest On Karl Rove
All Headline News ^ | July 26, 2008 | Amy Beeman

Posted on 07/27/2008 6:22:32 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin

Des Moines, Iowa (AHN) -- Four people were arrested Friday for attempting to make a citizen's arrest on Karl Rove.

The group of three Catholic workers and a retired Methodist minister and Peace and Justice Advocate were cited for trespassing and released after trying to enter the Wakonda Country Club in Des Moines where Rove was scheduled to speak at a Republican Fundraiser.

The small group were acting under Iowa law that states private citizens have a responsibility to arrest someone if they believe a felony has been committed. That person is then turned over to police officials and a judge for formal indictment. Under the law a federal judge must evaluate the charges and decide if an indictment should be made.

This is the second attempt by two members of the group to arrest Rove, whom many believe should be held accountable, along with other members of the Bush administration, for war crimes, murder and lies to the public related to the Iraq war.

The retired minister, Rev. Chet Guinn, 80, told reporters who were on site for the pre-arranged arrest that everyone who remains silent when major crimes are being committed against all humanity becomes an accomplice.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: apostropheabuse; moonbats; nutburgeralert
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All-righty, then!
1 posted on 07/27/2008 6:22:32 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Well..............every society has it’s loonies. Unfortunately, ours has it’s own “party” and press.


2 posted on 07/27/2008 6:26:21 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW ("Make yourself sheep, and the wolves will eat you" Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

This isn’t a news article. It is a press release from communists.


3 posted on 07/27/2008 6:28:35 AM PDT by rogue yam
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

those same people can be sued for false arrest and false imprisonment as well as a list of other offences. really stupid.


4 posted on 07/27/2008 6:28:46 AM PDT by television is just wrong
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Liberals are just weird.


5 posted on 07/27/2008 6:30:49 AM PDT by Allegra (Ain't it grand? I'm back in the sand...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Rev. Chet Guinn, 80

I see they are sending in the young bucks to do the work.

6 posted on 07/27/2008 6:32:15 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Rev. Chet Guinn - you sir, are a stupid jerk!

Saddam Hussein repeatedly violated an Armistice he signed at the end of Desert Storm. We had every right under Internation Law to go into Iraq and resume the war.

After about 16 UN resolutions, I don’t understand how you can be so stupid, sir, as to believe the Main Stream Media and THEIR lies!!


7 posted on 07/27/2008 6:32:28 AM PDT by SatinDoll (Desperately desiring a conservative government.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
" ... acting under Iowa law that states private citizens have a responsibility to arrest someone if they believe a felony has been committed ... "


Surely Iowans have a similar law that provides for the netting of individuals, or groups, that show obvious mental defects, and may be a harm to themselves or others?


Vote smart ... stay informed

8 posted on 07/27/2008 6:33:16 AM PDT by G.Mason (Duty, Honor, Country)
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To: rogue yam

is there anything she missed in describing the ‘crimes’ that Rove and the Administration committed? I thought Kucinich was writing the article.


9 posted on 07/27/2008 6:37:23 AM PDT by go-ken-go (i)
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To: Allegra

No, they are tyrants.
This was an act of frustrated tyrants.
If this were Rome, they would have tried to stab Mr. Rove with daggers.

Now, when two people meet to plan a crime, even if it is a misdemeanor like jay walking, that planning becomes a felony called conspiracy.

I really, really hope these tyrants are charged with conspiracy. Acts such as these are terroristic in nature and meant to intimidate the opponents of these communists from speaking and acting in opposition.


10 posted on 07/27/2008 6:40:08 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (If Hillary is elected, her legacy will be telling the American people: Better put some ice on that.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

They say history repeats itself - first time as tragedy and second time as farce.

I think the situation here is the reverse. Right now this is all hardy-har-har - My guess there may come a day when we see this being done for real. Pinochet, Milosevic, and now Karadicz - Bush and Rove later on? There are now books about how Bush is guilty of “war crimes”. I see real problems ahead.


11 posted on 07/27/2008 6:40:23 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: television is just wrong; SpinnerWebb
those same people can be sued for false arrest and false imprisonment as well as a list of other offences. really stupid.

They have already been added to the official tx_eggman

People Who Need To Be Punched In The Face List®

12 posted on 07/27/2008 6:42:16 AM PDT by tx_eggman (Privatizing profits and socializing losses is no way to run an economy)
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe

That doesn’t dispute the fact that liberals are just weird.


13 posted on 07/27/2008 6:43:55 AM PDT by Allegra (Ain't it grand? I'm back in the sand...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Wow, moonbats hunting its prey. What an amazing moment in moonbatology. Its all part of nature folks, nothing to be afraid of. Its not like the moonbats can actually catch there prey, but it is fascinating to watch them flail about.


14 posted on 07/27/2008 6:44:34 AM PDT by kb2614 (Hell hath no fury than a bureaucrat scorned)
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
Acts such as these are terroristic in nature and meant to intimidate the opponents of these communists from speaking and acting in opposition.

What's particularly sick is that apparently this is the second time two of those idiots tried to do this.

Lock 'em up, I say.

15 posted on 07/27/2008 6:45:53 AM PDT by Allegra (Ain't it grand? I'm back in the sand...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

“The group of three Catholic workers and a retired Methodist minister and Peace and Justice Advocate...”

Why aren’t they making citizen’s arrest on any Catholic priest for possible complicity in possible child sex abuse case?

I am joking, of course.

Man, this shows you how extensive this condition of Bush Derangement Syndrome has become.


16 posted on 07/27/2008 6:47:35 AM PDT by Ben Reyes ('A Purpose-Driven Agenda', a new book by Rick Warren, a wolf in sheep clothing)
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To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten

Diana is right on. This is just an apparently silly beginning that will sadly get much worse.

For example, the Dems first used the weapon (at least recently) of “special investigator” against Nixon, and now every Congress has its own politically-motivated special investigator going after the administration. Just look at the latest case against Scooter Libby to see how ridiculous it has become.


17 posted on 07/27/2008 6:49:18 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: rogue yam
You are absolutely right and this statement proves it. "The retired minister, Rev. Chet Guinn, 80, told reporters who were on site for the pre-arranged arrest...

This was nothing but a stunt to get a handful of unknown useful idiots in the paper. If they really thought they could actually have a citizens arrest against Rove, they ought to be lock up in a mental ward because they are dangerous to themselves and others.

If I were the arraignment judge, I would have sent them to a mental institution for 48 hour observation. Jail is an acceptable price to these morons, let's see if a record of mental instability does any good. I would also drug test them.

18 posted on 07/27/2008 6:49:27 AM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Nothing that a stay in the local psych ward can’t take care of.


19 posted on 07/27/2008 6:50:59 AM PDT by RU88 (The false messiah can not change water into wine any more than he can get unity from diversity.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
This is the second attempt by two members of the group to arrest Rove, whom many believe should be held accountable, along with other members of the Bush administration, for war crimes, murder and lies to the public related to the Iraq war.

Now I never attended journalism school, and by reading this, neither has the author. However, shouldn't the paragraph have ended with "...arrest Rove." for the rest of the paragrah was just an editorial. I must also admit I have never heard of "ALL HEADLINE NEWS"..so I don't know how legitimate this "source" is...

20 posted on 07/27/2008 6:51:21 AM PDT by BerniesFriend
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