The case against Rush Limbaugh is a violation of the First Amendment, plain and simple. If the prosecutors went after all accused drug addicts with the same zeal, it would be perfectly legitimate (at least as far as the 1stA is concerned) to persecute Rush equally harshly.
But that is not the case. The prosecutors are singling Rush out because of his political views, and courts have in the past found this to be illegal.
Add to this that the prosecution is apparently breaking all sorts of rules, and Rush could nail them pretty hard if he so chose (but I don't think he wants to take the risk of launching a counter-attack, he wants this issue to disappear)
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01/27/2004 12:10:00 AM PST by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
I don't understand any of you. Rush didn't need 4 docs to give him pain meds. The SOP in cases as these is to send the individual to a pain clinic where a specialized doc, ususally a neurologist, will handle the situation and be in charge of the pain treatment. And the go between to the DEA should the need arise. A pain clinic treats pain in a professional manner. Most docs will suggest this to their troublesome patients who need that extra treatment.