AKA Riley Boondocks...
Posted on 01/20/2006 1:22:41 PM PST by mafree
They target Republicans so it's "no big whoop". If they had slashed the tires of a minority, say on MLK day before the parade, then there would be all sorts of "hate crimes" laws to come into play (even the Constitution does not enumerate political beliefs, only discrimination with regards to sex, creed, or color).
I think that election tampering is a serious offense that should warrant serious jail time and up to and including the death penalty for some possible offenses.
It is ABSOLUTELY against everything this country was founded on.
Dunno. Seems to me if federal charges were possible those would have been the first charges. OTOH all elections in Milwaukee are subject to the city's election commission so who knows.
Glad to be of service. I'll add "tagline writer" to my resume. :-)
(I know nothing about the law and could't even pretend to be one on TV!)
Me either but AFAIK the GOP could sue them in civil court if they wanted to. Civil cases usually don't get the press that criminal cases do but that wouldn't matter if the GOP could get some damages.
Same O Same O. Mainly posting and hanging around the anthropology - archaeology threads. Drop by some time, lol.
Maybe a "no contest" plea could open them up to federal civil rights prosecution?
Hopefully, the U. S. District Attorney is looking into the possibility of bringing charges.
If the rest plead 'no contest' how can a jury possibly find Howell anything but guilty as hell?
The current one is a Pubbie so he might just do that.
AKA Riley Boondocks...
More scum from the City on my left . . . .
Oh yeah, the 'unconnected white boy' is going down as their fall guy.
Gotta' love the justice court system in this country. /sarc
Bribery and intimidation of one or more jurors are certainly possibilities.
The DA's office should immediately look into such questions.
In any case, regarding the guilty vermin who got off today -- Wouldn't a federal civil-rights prosecution be possible? Or does the plea deal prevent that? Any lawyers on this thread?
Howell is a black guy and they just found him "not guilty."
Not true- they got only as far as the tires. Now, they have to get the rest of a vehicle upside down, under water, and have their dates trapped inside for a really successful political career!
That is a great point. How about "civil rights violations"? They took away the civil rights of voters. If these had been conservatives (I know that would never happen) and the buses had been parked in a public housing area, there would have been all sorts of civil rights and racist and bigot accusations---and, most assuredly, PUNISHMENT for the accused.
This should be a federal civil rights violation.
Since when does a felony stop a democrat from voting?
Ah, someone who actually pays attention to what they read. How novel.
So, any bets that Howell was the driver or the person back at DNC HQ on the phone with the guilty 4?
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