[Jerrybob]

Some classy remarks here.

[Trust but Verify]

I remember this. Truer words were never spoken. And by a judge, no less!

[rvoitier]

He's so ugly he won't even get sex in prison.~~Jay Leno

[sarasota]

I heard nothing of this. Nothing. How sad that we can't celebrate words that speak directly to our hearts and minds.
This is one for the printer/my archives. Thanks for posting.

[Jeff Head]

BIG BUMP and PING on this. Johnhuang2 and madfly, please ping your lists.

Please ... everyone read this Judge's comments to Reid, the shoe bomber. He nails so much that is important and good about our Republic and way of life ... and what should be occuring in our judicial system.

Please pass this around your email lists. This should be something every American reads, particularly the outh.

I will have this up on my Attack on America Site today.

[hattend]

BTTT

[IronJack]

the very winds carry freedom

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for recycling the great remarks by this wonderful judge.

If we only had 1,000s of judges like William Young , America would be stronger.

I wish that we had a video of the ACLU Trial Lawyers to see their faces while Judge William Young made these remarks.

[mombonn]

Bravo, Judge Young! You're a plain-spoken man, not unlike my favorite President!

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Why is the word "snopes" stuck in my head?

[blam]

Bravo!

[Centurion2000]

BUMP

[NorseWood]

Thank you Jeff for bringing these truely inspired words to our attention. The judge's statment needs to be read by every citizen and studied in every government class in our schools.

[Servant of the Nine]

This ranks right up there with Judge Roy Bean's sentancing of Manuel Gonzales.

Jose Manuel Miguel Gonzales, in a few short weeks it will be spring. The snows of winter will flow away, the ice will vanish, the air will become soft and balmy. The annual miracle of the years will awaken and come to pass.

But you will not be there.

The rivulet will run its soaring course to the sea. The timid desert flowers will put forth their tender shoots. The glorious valleys in this imperial domain will blossom as the rose.

Still you will not be there.

From every treetop, some wildwood songster will carol his mating song. Butterflies will sport in the sunshine. The gentle breeze will tease the tassels of the wild grasses and all nature will be glad.

But you will not be there to enjoy it.

Because I command the sheriff of the county to lead you away to some remote spot, swing you by the neck from a knotting bough of some sturdy oak and let you hang until dead.

And then Jose Manuel Miguel Gonzales, I further command that such officer retire quickly from your dangling corpse, that vultures may descend from the heavens upon your filthy body until nothing is left but the bare, bleached bones of a cold-blooded, blood-thirsty, throat-cutting, murdering S.O.B.

So9

[HighRoadToChina]

What a beautiful defense of Freedom and Liberty!

BUMP!!!!

Please ping your lists!!!

[nicmarlo]

Wow! This is a wonderful Order, truly awesome.

[nicmarlo]

Bumped, pinged, and e-mailed...thanks for posting this, Jerrybob!

[TexanAmerican]

Any truth to the rumor that the DNC wants to make this guy their new Chairman when he gets paroled in 90 years?

[7thson]

We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We are Americans. We have been through the fire before.

This is what I remember hearing. For me, it was enough. The judge made me proud as I am sure that some other judges would apologize to him for such a harsh sentence.

[MeekOneGOP]

SENTENCING OF SHOE-BOMBER,
REMARKS BY JUDGE WILLIAM YOUNG

Excerpt of the judges remarks:

This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes. It is a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Let me explain this to you.

We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We are Americans. We have been through the fire before. There is all too much war talk here. And I say that to everyone with the utmost respect.

Here in this court , where we deal with individuals as individuals, and care for individuals as individuals, as human beings we reach out for justice, you are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that reference, to call you a soldier gives you far too much stature. Whether it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney who does it, or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist.

And we do not negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice.

So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big fellow. But you are not that big. You're no warrior. I know warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted murders.

Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest or Texas ping list!. . .don't be shy.

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

Judge William G. Young: