[sneakypete]

Federal prosecutors declined to prosecute the case; Indiana prosecutors recommended dismissal of the charges against Burton; and a Louisiana judge sentenced him to community service (Associated Press, "Congressman's Son Arrested With 7 Pounds of Marijuana,"

This is precisely the reason so much of this crap gets passed. It doesn't apply to the people who make it law. Ya just gotta wonder when was the last time a feral prosecutor refused to prosecute someobody busted with 7 lbs of pot,and didn't confiscate all their property and money.

[Wolfie]

And don't forget, Dan Burton is the man who introduced legislation to allow the death penalty for drug dealers. If his son had been convicted, the mandatory minimum for his crimes was 8 years in Federal Prison. I suggest that Burton would have changed his tune back then if his son hadn't gotten off light (I mean come on, the Feds refused to prosecute, and the locals wanted the charges dropped? Puh-leeze).